While Trump's new Russia policy announcement was welcomed by and large, there are still challenges ahead that will require more from America.

Donald Trump’s remarks on Ukraine on Monday were far from the biggest announcement the US president could have made.

New provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act aim to prevent unilateral Pentagon decisions on Ukraine aid after Trump's oscillating support and sudden aid withdrawals.

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via NATO countries, in a package expected to include Patriot air defense batteries. He also threatened Russia with "severe tariffs" of up to 100% if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days,

He also promised to impose so-called secondary tariffs of 100 percent on Russia if Vladimir Putin did not agree to a cease-fire within 50 days. Trump didn’t offer many more details, and the Department of Defense seems still to be working up options for arms sales.

Russia has said that it needs time to respond to US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. Trump gave Russia 50 days to strike a peaceful truce with Ukraine, expressing his frustration with his Russian counterpart,