50 DAYS TO RUN FOR COVER: President Donald Trump has repeatedly used one word to describe his current feelings about Vladimir Putin: “disappointed.” But by giving Putin until Sept. 2 to continue to grab more land in Ukraine, he signaled he has not given up on what he has always called his “good relationship” with the Russian president.
Asked by the BBC, if he was “done” with Putin, Trump replied, “No, I’m not done, but I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. I thought we had a deal done four times, and then you go home, and you see he just attacked a nursing home or something in Kyiv.”
In his Oval Office appearance with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump announced his plan to sell U.S. weapons at full price to European NATO countries, who would in turn provide them, or equivalent older models of the same weapons, to Ukraine. But Trump did not pull the trigger on additional sanctions, instead giving Putin until Sept. 2, an almost 7-week grace period, to decide if he wants to begin serious negotiations, or maybe a ceasefire. Trump left the details nebulous.
“We’re going to go for a period of time. Maybe he’ll start negotiating,” Trump said. “I hope he’s going to do it. He knows the deal. He knows what a fair deal is, if there is such a thing as a fair deal. There’s no winners here. This is a loser.”
“A lot of Russian soldiers are dying, by the way, and a lot of Ukrainian soldiers, too. But a lot of Russian soldiers are dying,” Trump said, to which Rutte added, “A 100,000 Russian soldiers since 1st of January, Since January, 100,000 Russian soldiers dead.”Why 50 days? Axios reported that in his July 3 phone call with Trump, Putin told Trump he was planning a new offensive in eastern Ukraine over the next 60 days to consolidate control over the oblasts Russia partially occupies but claims as their own. That was 10 days before he first indicated he would be facilitating the delivery of more weapons to Ukraine.
NO NEED FOR SANCTIONS BILL: While Trump supporter and Ukraine backer Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gushed over the weekend about his bipartisan sanctions bill, which has 85 cosponsors in the Senate and would take a “sledgehammer” to Russia’s economy by levying 500% tariffs on any country that buys oil from Russia, Trump showed little interest in the legislation, which he deemed unnecessary.
“I’m not sure we need it, but it’s certainly good that they’re doing it. And Lindsey Graham’s working hard. John Thune, all of them, they’re all working hard,” Trump said. I don’t want to say I don’t need it, because I don’t want them to waste their time.”
“We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100 percent. You’d call them secondary tariffs,” Trump said. “We can do secondary tariffs without the Senate, without the House.”
“The 500% is, you know, sort of meaningless after a while because at a certain point, it doesn’t matter … I have it at 100%. They may have it. I don’t know what they’re going to end up with … They said they’ll have it as quickly as I need it. So we’ll see.”
“President Trump’s decision to announce the implementation of 100% secondary tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil and gas if a peace agreement is not reached in the next 50 days is a real executive hammer to drive the parties to the negotiating table,” Graham and co-sponsor Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said in a joint statement. “The goal is not more tariffs and sanctions — the goal is to entice Putin to come to the peace table.”
“We will join our colleagues in continuing to work with the White House on our bipartisan Russia sanctions legislation that would implement up to 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil and gas, and do not help Ukraine,” the senators said. “This bill has 85 co-sponsors in the Senate, and it would pass incredibly quickly. We will continue to work with my colleagues in the House and Senate, and with the Trump team to have this legislation ready to go at a moment’s notice.”
SCALISE SIGNALS NO RUSSIAN SANCTIONS BILL IN HOUSE BEFORE AUGUST RECESS
WARNING TO ZELENSKY: While Trump seemed unconcerned that Putin might take advantage of his 50-day window to grab more land, at the same time Trump — and Rutte for that matter — seemed to be warning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to use the new weaponry to keep the war going. In other words, not to seek victory. The goal here is a peace deal, not more war.
“We want to make sure that Ukraine does what they have to do. All of a sudden, they may feel emboldened, and maybe they don’t want — you know, this is a very difficult situation,” Trump said.
“Ukraine wants a peace deal,” Rutte assured him. “And they will stay committed to that, there’s no doubt they want it.”
“I think so,” Trump said, “They have to continue to want it, though.”
“But you and I will make sure of that,” Rutte said.
“Well, we’ll make sure. I feel confident that they will do what has to be done. Plus, we have certain parameters that both sides know, and we already know what should be done.”
Trump seemed to express grudging respect for the bravery of the Ukrainian fighting forces. “Say what you want about Ukraine — when the war started, they had no chance … and they fought with tremendous courage and they continue to fight with tremendous courage.” But, Trump said, “they’re losing on equipment,” and Russia is doing tremendous damage to the country’s infrastructure.
“They’re wiping out the electric. It’s going to take years to rebuild it. That’s going to be the next problem,” Trump said while in the next breath marveling at the resilience of the Ukrainian people. “Many of the people have left, but many have stayed … most have stayed, actually. It’s incredible that they stay and — knowing that a missile could be hitting your apartment house, and your apartment house that you are sitting in could collapse on top of you.”
ZELENSKY NAMES YULIA SVYRYDENKO NEW PRIME MINISTER IN ‘TRANSFORMATION’ OF UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT
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HAPPENING TODAY: WALTZ FACES THE MUSIC: Former Florida congressman Mike Waltz, who spent less than four months as President Trump’s national security adviser, will face questions from senators today at his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, his consolation prize after being unceremoniously relieved of his White House job.
In prepared remarks, ranking member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) expressed concern that Waltz will preside over a diminished U.S. role in the world body. “As this administration fires thousands of highly specialized, non-partisan experts and cuts America’s diplomatic budget by 84%, China leads the world in diplomatic missions and is increasing its budget. The situation at the United Nations is especially alarming.”
“I hope you will push back on the Administration’s early missteps and some of your more misguided colleagues like Secretary Hegseth,” Shaheen said. “Mr. Waltz, I urge you to take this threat seriously. If we walk away from international bodies like the UN, the result won’t be reforms that advance American interests. The result will be that international bodies become increasingly dependent on China.”
Democrats may also want to dredge up the so-called Signagate fiasco, in which Waltz, apparently following a smartphone prompt to add a number to his contacts, inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, to a private group chat discussing military plans.
Waltz spent the past few weeks meeting with Democrats and Republicans on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and his confirmation seems assured, given the Republican’s 53-47 Senate majority and that Waltz needs only a simple majority vote.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing is set for 10 a.m
MIKE WALTZ TO FACE SIGNALGATE GRILLING IN HEARING TO FILL LAST TRUMP CABINET POST
PATRIOTS MISSILES, BATTERIES INCLUDED: While President Trump was meeting with Mark Rutte in Washington, President Zelensky was meeting with retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, the U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, in Kyiv. “We are grateful to the President of the United States for all his messages and truly strong decisions on resuming supplies to us. We appreciate the bipartisan support,” Zelensky said following his session with Kellogg. Zelensky repeated his willingness to purchase American weapons directly, particularly air defense systems.
Meanwhile, Trump indicated that the new Patriot systems could be arriving soon in Ukraine. “It’s Patriots. It’s all of them. It’s a full complement with the batteries.”
“We’re going to have some come very soon, within days, actually, because a couple of the countries that have Patriots are going to swap over, and we’ll replace the Patriots with the ones they have,” Trump said. “We have one country that has 17 Patriots getting ready to be shipped. They’re not going to need them for them, so we’re going to work a deal where the 17 will go, or a big portion of the 17.”
“The U.S. has decided to indeed massively supply Ukraine with what is necessary. Through NATO, Europeans 100% paying for that. And what we have been doing over the last couple of days is talking with countries,” added NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “I spoke with Germany, I spoke with most of the larger countries, and they are really enthusiastic about this … They’re willing to go very far, I will tell you.”
RUTTE’S HIGH PRAISE: Rutte has cracked the code on how to get along with President Trump, never missing a chance to slather the president with compliments.
“Mr. President, dear Donald, this is really big — this is really big,” Rutte said yesterday. “You called me on Thursday, that you had taken a decision, and a decision is that you want Ukraine [to have] what it needs to have to maintain, to be able to defend itself against Russia, but you do want the Europeans to pay for it, which is totally logical.”
“And this is building on the tremendous success of the NATO Summit, the 5% [increase in defense spending],” Rutte said. “Since you became president, all committed to the 2% before the summit. And now collectively, they committed to the 5%.
“I remember that you were able, with Marco Rubio and with Steve Witkoff, to get these talks going in Istanbul,” Rutte said at another point. “Breaking the deadlock was crucial because you had to start that process. And you were the only one who was able to do that.”
And when Trump suggested the war in Ukraine was not his war, but Biden’s, Rutte appeared to agree, saying “That’s right,” prompting Trump to say, “This gentleman’s doing a great job.”
Rutte, Trump said, is “highly respected by everybody that knows him, but in particular, the European countries have great reliance on him, and he’s done a fantastic job.”
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THE RUNDOWN:
Washington Examiner: Scalise signals no Russian sanctions bill in House before August recess
Washington Examiner: Zelensky names Yulia Svyrydenko new prime minister in ‘transformation’ of Ukrainian government
Washington Examiner: Pentagon withdraws senior military leaders from national security forum
Washington Examiner: Mike Waltz to face Signalgate grilling in hearing to fill last Trump Cabinet post
Washington Examiner: US and Australia commence major military training exercise Talisman Sabre
Washington Examiner: Pentagon announces it will begin using Grok, X’s AI
Washington Examiner: How Florida is helping the Trump administration round up illegal immigrants
Washington Examiner: Bondi fires top DOJ ethics official following wider staff purge
Washington Examiner: Over 50 killed in Syrian sectarian clashes as Israel strikes government tanks in ‘clear warning’
Washington Examiner: Opinion: Trump’s welcome crackdown on Chinese ownership of American farmland
The War Zone: Overstretched US Army Patriot Air Defense Force to Grow by a Quarter
Washington Post: The Philippines Is Quietly Working with Taiwan to Counter China
Wall Street Journal: How China’s Military Is Flexing Its Power in the Pacific
Task & Purpose: Air Force Rolls Out Age- and Sex-Neutral Fitness Test for EOD Techs
The Atlantic: The Backdoor Way That Pete Hegseth Could Keep Women Out of Combat
Politico: Pentagon Probes Examine Key Hegseth Allies
Air & Space Forces Magazine: Air Force: Test B-21s Could Fly Combat Missions, Northrop Can Expand Production at Plant 42
Military.com: Golden Dome Expected to Supercharge Space Economy, Development Challenges Ahead
SpaceNews: Congress To Push Pentagon to Fund Commercial Satellite Intelligence Program
Air & Space Forces Magazine: F-15EX Fighters Deploy to Japan for Training as Kadena Prepares for New Jets
Air & Space Forces Magazine: Space Force Unit that Tracked Iranian Missiles Earns New Honor
Breaking Defense: Anthropic, Google, and xAI Win $200M Each From Pentagon AI Chief for ‘Agentic AI’
Air Force Times: Images Show Shredded KC-46 Boom That Led to Emergency Landing
DefenseScoop: Pentagon Reviewing Payment Applications from Havana Syndrome Victims
THE CALENDAR:
TUESDAY | JULY 15
8:45 a.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW — Center for Strategic and International Studies fireside chat: “U.S. soft power and competition with China,” with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), ranking member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; John Hamre, CSIS President and CEO; Michael Schiffer, former USAID assistant administrator, Asia Bureau; James Richardson, former USAID transformation task team coordinator, and former director of the office of foreign assistance, U.S. Department of State; Victor Cha, president, CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair; Enoh Ebong, president, CSIS Global Development Department; and Henrietta Levin, senior fellow, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies https://docs.google.com/forms
9 a.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: “Drone Warfare and Securing America Military Against Emerging Threats,” with Sen. John Boozman (R-AR); Thomas Shugart, Center for a New American Security adjunct senior fellow; and Timothy Walton, senior fellow at the Hudson Center for Defense Concepts and Technology https://www.hudson.org/events/drone-warfare
9 a.m. 1800 Presidents St., Reston, Virginia — Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet Emergence 2025 conference, through July 16, with Jeffrey Singleton, deputy assistant secretary of defense science and technology futures; and Meggan Schoenberg, principal director of integrated network system of systems in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies https://www.afcea.org/events/technet-emergence-2025
10 a.m. 419 Dirksen — Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nominations of Michael Waltz to be U.S. representative to the U.N. and the U.S. representative in the Security Council of the U.N. and the U.S. representative to the sessions of the General Assembly of the U.N.; John Arrigo to be U.S. ambassador to Portugal; and Christine Toretti to be U.S. ambassador to Sweden 1 http://foreign.senate.gov
10 a.m. 2172 Rayburn — House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee hearing: “Breaking China Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains,” with testimony from former Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frank Fannon, managing director of Fannon Global Advisors; former Sen. Joseph Manchin (D-WV); and Jose Fernandez, former undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
10 a.m. 310 Cannon — House Homeland Security Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee hearing: “Surveillance, Sabotage, and Strikes: Industry Perspectives on How Drone Warfare Abroad Is Transforming Threats at Home,” with testimony from Tom Walker, founder and CEO of DroneUP, LLC.; Brett Feddersen, vice president for strategy and government affairs at D-Fend Solutions; and Church Hutton, chief growth officer of AeroVironment, Inc. http://homeland.house.gov
10 a.m. — German Marshall Fund of the U.S. virtual discussion: “Central Europe Role in Ukraine Reconstruction,” with Bogdan Zawadewicz, head of geopolitical risk analysis at the Polish Development Bank; Zsuzsanna Vegh, program officer at Transatlantic Trusts; Ievgeniia Bodnya, GMFUS non-resident fellow for Ukraine relief, resilience and recovery; Dominik Istrate, GMFUS ReThink CEE fellow https://www.gmfus.org/event/central-europes-role-ukraines-reconstruction
10 a.m. — Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies virtual discussion with Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency on his perspectives on the accomplishments and remaining challenges for his SDA team https://www.mitchellaerospacepower.org/events/dr-derek-tournear/
11 a.m. — Arab Center virtual discussion: “The Future of US-Syria Relations and the Implications of Lifting the Sanctions,” with Adam Abdel Mawfa, resident coordinator in Syria at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Natasha Hall, Center for Strategic and International Studies nonresident senior associate; and Marwan Kabalan, director of political studies at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register
1 p.m. — Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft virtual book discussion: Total Defense: The New Deal and the Origins of National Security, with author Andrew Preston, professor in diplomacy and statecraft, University of Virginia History Department; Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace American Statecraft Program; and Marcus Stanley, director of studies at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft https://quincyinst.org/events/book-talk-total-defense
1 p.m. — National Defense Industrial Association and Mercury Systems virtual discussion: “How to Steal AI Algorithms at the Edge — and Protect Them,” with Wayne Churaman, microelectronics commons secure edge/internet of things computing technical executive lead at the Army Research Laboratory; William Zortman, digital assurance for high consequence systems campaign manager, Sandia National Laboratories’ Laboratory Directed Research and Development Office; Jon Mellott, chief engineer at Mercury Systems; and Tony Trinh, senior director, advanced concepts, Mercury Systems https://www.ndia.org/events/2025/7/15/how-to-steal-ai-algorithms
2 p.m. 2172 Rayburn — House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing: “F.Y. 2026 State Department Posture: Management and Resources,” with testimony from Michael Rigas, deputy secretary of state for management and resources http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
2 p.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: “Countering Communist Cyborgs: China Dystopian AI Ambitions and the Robotics Race,” with Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI); Martijn Rasser, senior director for economy, Special Competitive Studies Project; Divyansh Kaushik, vice president of Beacon Global Strategies; Bill Drexel, Hudson fellow; and Michael Sobolik, Hudson senior fellow https://www.hudson.org/events/countering-communist-cyborgs
3:30 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, with Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) [email protected]
7 p.m. Aspen, Colorado — Aspen Institute 2025 Security Forum through July 18, with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns; and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze https://www.youtube.com/c/aspeninstitute
WEDNESDAY | JULY 16
9 a.m. — Hudson Institute China Center virtual conference: “After the Fall: Planning for a Post-Communist China,” with Chad Sbragia, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for China; and Piero Tozzi, staff director, Congressional-Executive Commission on China https://www.hudson.org/events/after-fall-planning-post-communist-china
9:15 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: “U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal,” with former acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute; Philip Luck, director of the CSIS Economics Program; Victor Cha, CSIS Korea chair; and Mark Lippert, CSIS nonresident senior adviser https://www.csis.org/events/us-south-korea-trade-deal
10 a.m. 419 Dirksen — Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing: “Reforming the State Department to Compete in the 21st Century,”with testimony from Michael Rigas, deputy secretary of state for management and resources http://foreign.senate.gov
10 a.m. — Atlantic Council virtual discussion: “Digital Occupation: Inside Russia Telegram Battle in Ukraine,” with Sviatoslav Hnizdovskiy, founder and CEO of OpenMinds; Elina Beketova, fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis Democratic Resilience Program; Yuliia Dukach, head of disinformation investigations, OpenMinds; and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/digital-occupation-inside-russias-telegram
11 a.m. Aspen, Colorado — Aspen Institute 2025 Security Forum through July 18, with Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command; Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan; Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse; Gen. Randall Reed, commander, U.S. Transportation Command; Lt. Gen. John Brennan, deputy commander, U.S. Africa Command; Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; former Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo; former U.S. Agency for International Development executive Director Henrietta Holsman Fore; and Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog https://www.youtube.com/c/aspeninstitute
12:30 p.m. 2075 Rayburn — Defense Forum Foundation and the North Korea Freedom Coalition forum: “North Korea Future Hope: Jangmadang Generation Vision for a Free North Korea,” with Hyunseung Lee, founder of North Korean Young Leaders Assembly and lead strategist for the Global Peace Foundation; Eunsook Jang, Fullbright Scholar at Brandeis University; Jihyang Kim, Fullbright Scholar entering University in Fall; Jeongcheol Lee, Fullbright Scholar at Texas A&M; Jiil Kim, student a South Korean university; Seungjae Yang, MBA student at KonKuk University; Kangwoo Kim, graduate student at Kookmin University; Joonhyeok Hyeon, law student at Kookmin University Law School; Yoonseo Chae, student Dongguk University and guest lecturer for the Institute for Unification Education; and Suzanne Scholte, DFF president with translation provided by Johnny Park of DFF [email protected]
2 p.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: “Fortifying Deterrence Through Logistics,” with Patrick Kelleher, deputy assistant secretary of defense for materiel readiness; Maj. Gen. David Sanford, Air Force director of logistics operations and commander, joint regional combat support for the Defense Logistics Agency; and Cynthia Cook, director of the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and senior fellow at the CSIS Defense and Security Department https://www.csis.org/events/fortifying-deterrence-through-logistic
8 p.m. — Jews United for Democracy and Justice virtual discussion: “Russia War on Ukraine: Trump, Putin, Zelensky, and the Search for Peace,” with Max Boot, senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and contributor to the Washington Post; and Warren Olney, host and executive producer of the program “To The Point” https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/blog/event/july-16
THURSDAY | JULY 17
11 a.m. — Aspen Institute 2025 Security Forum through July 18 with Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Gen. Bryan Fenton, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; Navy Secretary John Phelan; former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Emil Michael, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering; and former White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley https://www.youtube.com/c/aspeninstitute
3 p.m. — Defennse Priorities virtual discussion: “A new war next door? The case against U.S. military strikes in Mexico,” with Aileen Teague, assistant professor, Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service; Dan DePetris, fellow, Defense Priorities; Colin Clarke; director of research, The Soufan Group; and Jennifer Kavanagh; senior fellow and director of military analysis, Defense Priorities https://www.defensepriorities.org/events/a-new-war-next-door
4 p.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute book discussion: Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America Heartland, with author Salena Zito https://www.hudson.org/events/politics-loyalty-survival-conversation-salena-zito
7 p.m. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW — Politics and Prose Bookstore book discussion: The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century,” with author Tim Weiner https://politics-prose.com/tim-weiner
FRIDAY | JULY 18
11 a.m. Aspen, Colorado — Aspen Institute 2025 Security Forum with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack; and former CIA Director David Petraeus; Senate Intelligence ranking member Mark Warner (R-VA); Sen. Chris Coons (R-DE); and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX); former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson; former Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd; former Defense Secretary Robert Gates; former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; and former White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan https://www.youtube.com/c/aspeninstitute
TUESDAY | JULY 22
1 p.m. — George Washington University Project for Media and National Security Defense Writers Group Zoom conversation with Lt. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific RVSP: Thom Shanker at [email protected]
THURSDAY | JULY 24
6:30 a.m. — Association of the U.S. Army’ Coffee Series discussion: “Army $197.4 billion fiscal year 2026 budget request,” with Maj. Gen. Mark Bennett, director of the Army budget https://www.ausa.org/events/coffee-series/mg-bennett
