US presidential envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has accused former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of warmongering, following Medvedev’s warning that present tensions with the US might escalate into World Conflict III.
Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Safety Council, made the remarks in response to feedback by President Donald Trump.
“Stoking fears of WWIII is an unlucky, reckless remark by [Medvedev] and unfitting of a world energy,” Kellogg wrote on X on Wednesday. He added, “President Trump is working to cease this struggle and finish the killing.”
Kellogg mentioned the US is awaiting Russia’s submission of a memorandum outlining its phrases for a ceasefire, as agreed throughout the first direct Russia–Ukraine talks in three years, held in Istanbul earlier this month.
Medvedev was reacting to a social media put up through which Trump accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “enjoying with hearth,” and claimed that, with out his personal efforts, “plenty of actually dangerous issues would have already occurred to Russia.”
“Concerning Trump’s phrases about Putin ‘enjoying with hearth’ and ‘actually dangerous issues’ occurring to Russia. I solely know of 1 REALLY BAD factor – WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!” Medvedev posted on X on Tuesday.
Medvedev, recognized for his crude and hawkish rhetoric, has beforehand warned that Ukraine had “one final probability to protect… some sort of statehood” by accepting Russia’s phrases. He additionally cautioned that failed negotiations might result in “a extra horrible stage of struggle.”
Trump has pushed for a right away ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev and has threatened to impose new sanctions on Russia if progress shouldn’t be made. He has additionally criticized Ukrainian chief Vladimir Zelensky, accusing him earlier this yr of “playing with World Conflict III.”
The US president has often raised issues concerning the potential for a broader world battle. “There’s no revenue for anybody in having World Conflict III, and also you’re not so far-off from it,” he mentioned throughout a enterprise summit in Miami in February.
On the Istanbul talks, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a big prisoner trade and pledged to submit detailed ceasefire proposals. Putin has reiterated that, for a full ceasefire to be achieved, Ukraine should halt its mobilization, cease receiving weapons from overseas, and withdraw its forces from Russian territory. He additionally insists that Kiev should abandon plans to affix NATO and formally acknowledge Crimea and 4 different areas as a part of Russia.
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