Read more on the child detainees case Trump's deadline for Russia on Ukraine has arrived Trump's Friday deadline for the Kremlin to stop the killing has arrived, but Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield express little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia. Trump has been eyeing possible summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. Trump, exasperated that Putin didn't heed his calls to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, almost two weeks ago moved up his ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia, as well as introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil, if no Kremlin moves towards a settlement were forthcoming. It was unclear what steps Trump intended to take Friday.