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After August 8, Donald Trump's new devastating tariffs and sanctions will leave Russia without friends or trading partners, effectively cutting off its ability to finance the war, states US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker in an interview with Newsmax TV.

U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine by August 8, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.