Russia’s Moscow: Former President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent warning to impose severe penalties on purchasers of Russian commodities unless Moscow consents to a peace agreement in Ukraine, calling Trump’s ultimatum a “theatrical” gesture that had no bearing on Moscow’s choices.
On July 14, Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presented a new arms package for Ukraine from the Oval Office. They also threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on any nation that purchases Russian products, primarily crude oil, if a peace agreement was not achieved within 50 days. His dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin was also shown when he referred to him as “a tough guy” without going so far as to term him “an assassin,” a reference to former President Joe Biden’s 2021 statement that Putin was “a killer.
Medvedev said on X (previously Twitter) that Trump had given the Kremlin a theatrical ultimatum. The entire planet trembled, anticipating the repercussions. Europe, a belligerent power, was let down. Russia didn’t give a damn.
The Kremlin reaffirmed on July 14 that the United States is still arming Ukraine, but it has not formally addressed Trump’s remarks. Russian official media, meanwhile, highlighted Ukrainian drone strikes that injured 18 Russians and military victories. Russian media coverage of Trump’s comments focused on American fears over the war’s escalation and delays in the supply of American Patriot missile systems.
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