Medvedev's retort: Tensions flare over Trump's Moscow threat
"Your bloody Washington will get hit too," roars Dmitry Medvedev. The former President of Russia reacted to Donald Trump's words in an interview with "The Wall Street Journal," where Trump said he warned Vladimir Putin against attacking Ukraine.
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In an interview with the American "The Wall Street Journal" last week, Trump declared that he warned the President of Russia that if Russia attacked Ukraine: "Vladimir, if you attack Ukraine, I will hit you so hard you won't even believe it. I'll hit you right in the middle of bloody Moscow. We're friends. I don't want to do it, but I have no choice."
The former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, has now commented on Trump's statement. "Trump got carried away. Did he really speak about 'hitting bloody Moscow?' Of course not," he wrote on his social media.
The former Kremlin chief also stated that Trump is just posing as a tough negotiator. "In general, he's as smooth as silk in negotiations," he noted.
"For such words, there is only one response: your bloody Washington will get hit too. In general, our relations with him are quite warm," he concluded.
Kremlin "does not disclose talks"
The Kremlin also addressed the issue of Trump's conversation with Putin. Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesperson, said at a press conference that the Kremlin does not disclose the content of Russian President Vladimir Putin's talks with leaders of other countries.
"We still prefer to maintain a very responsible position on not publicising talks held at the highest level," Peskov said. "Unfortunately for us, many leaders do not adhere to this position and do not maintain media hygiene in this matter. But that’s their own conscience," he emphasised.
