Former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev has issued a scathing warning to US president Donald Trump. He threatened Trump with deadly nuclear weapons during a bizarre rant
A former Russian president has hit back at Donald Trump after he told him to “watch his words”, sparking further tension between the pair.
Dmitri Medvedev issued a terrifying threat to the US President and reminded him just how “dangerous a dead hand can be.” A dead hand is Cold War terminology for nuclear weapons which can be used even if a country’s leadership has been wiped out.
In the bizarre rant, Medvedev, who is a part of Russia’s Security Council, ordered Trump to remember “his favorite movies about the walking dead”. Medvedev earlier warned the US president that if he issues Russia any ultimatums then he would treat it as a “threat and a step toward war”. He further told Trump that he should tread carefully. It comes as Putin warns of nuclear war after unleashing another night of hell on Ukraine.
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Writing on Telegram, Medvedev wrote: “About Trump’s threats against me in his personal network Truth, which he banned from operating in our country: If some words of the former Russian president cause such a nervous reaction in the entire formidable US president, it means that Russia is right in everything and will continue to go its own way.
“And about the ‘dead economy’ of India and Russia and ‘entering dangerous territory’ – well, let him remember his favorite films about the ‘walking dead’, as well as how dangerous a “dead hand” that does not exist in nature can be…”
The news came just one day after US President Donald Trump issued a scathing rebuke to Medvedev, warning him to be careful what he says next, reports Express. However, the US President responded furiously, writing: “Tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory.”
This comes after Mr Trump announced he would bring forward the deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine during his meeting with Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland. Asked by reporters how long he would set for the new deadline, Mr Trump said: “I am going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. There is no reason to wait.”
Mr Medvedev’s threat to Mr Trump follows the United States’ threat of steep tariffs if a deal with Ukraine is not reached. Mr Trump took office in January with the position that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would never have happened if he were president at the time. He then vowed to bring peace to the region within a short timeframe, yet has failed to do so.
During the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, the US President has admitted that Vladimir Putin has not been reasonable, taking a more stern approach with the Russian president.