President Trump has said that he will have a major announcement about Russia tomorrow (Monday, 14 July).
Coincidentally, the NATO Secretary General will be on hand at the White House that day.
Also, a lot has come out in recent days about the future of American weapons supply to Ukraine. NATO, and NATO members like Germany and Norway, have agreed to fund American weapons for Ukraine. The US Defense Authorization for FY 2026 includes increased USAI funding for weapons provision to Ukraine. And of course, President Trump has come right out and said that we need to send weapons to Ukraine.
Statements from all the parties involved indicate that the White House and bi-partisan leadership in the Legislature have agreed to the details of the proposed Bone-Crushing Sanctions Bill against Russia (SB 1241). The Senate is reported to be taking up that bill in the coming week, and it is expected to sail through with overwhelming support (82 Senators have signed on as co-sponsors).
With the assistance of the Saudis, the oil supply situation has been prepared to displace Russian exports, so that the Bone-Crushing Sanctions could be emplaced without a crisis spike in oil prices.
It is pretty clear what is coming, and that Putin has refused his chance to get out of his mess in Ukraine the easy way, and now stick time is coming - Trump Style.
Thanks for filling in some of the details. One way or another, Trump isn’t bluffing. He has cards to play.