Trump has had it with Putin – US to send NATO weapons, threatens huge secondary tariffs

July 14, 2025 | 11:51am

In a highly anticipated announcement on Russia, President Trump expressed deep frustration with Vladimir Putin. During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump said he was "very unhappy." "We will be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days," Trump said, vowing to issue secondary tariffs at 100%. He also announced that the US would be sending weapons to NATO, which Europe will pay for. Rutte expressed his gratefulness for the deal, saying "Speed is of the essence here. Thank you, it's important."