Russia is firing back after President Trump’s dramatic 50-day Ukraine deadline, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov questioning what’s really driving the U.S. president’s threats. At a major summit in China, Lavrov declared Russia will “cope” with any new sanctions, dismissing Western pressure as futile. As Trump faces mounting demands from NATO and the EU to arm Ukraine, Moscow accuses the West of fueling the conflict at taxpayers’ expense. Is Trump’s ultimatum just more empty talk—or will it trigger a new showdown?