Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council, has issued a furious and belligerent statement declaring the United States an “enemy” and accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of fully abandoning his “peacemaker” persona to embrace the “path of war with Russia.” The outburst, delivered via his Telegram channel on Thursday, is a direct and visceral reaction to the latest wave of U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector and the ongoing discussions about supplying more advanced weaponry, potentially including Tomahawk missiles, to Ukraine.
Medvedev, known for his increasingly hawkish and often vitriolic rhetoric, painted the recent U.S. actions as undeniable proof of hostile intent, dismissing any remaining “illusions” about Washington’s objectives. “Trump’s cancellation of the summit in Budapest. New sanctions against our country from the USA. What else? Will there be new weapons besides the infamous ‘Tomahawks’?” Medvedev wrote sarcastically, likely referencing Trump’s recent shift away from pushing an immediate peace deal.
“If any of the numerous commentators still had illusions – here you go. The USA is our enemy, and their talkative ‘peacemaker’ has now fully taken up the path of war with Russia,” Medvedev declared, directly targeting President Trump. He dismissed potential arguments that Trump was pressured by domestic politics, stating, “Of course, they will say that he could not do otherwise, that he was pressured in Congress, etc. This does not change the main thing: the decisions made are an act of war against Russia.”
Medvedev framed the situation as Trump now aligning completely with European policy towards Russia, which Moscow views as irrational. “And now Trump has fully aligned himself with the insane Europe,” he asserted.
However, Medvedev also presented a perceived upside to this perceived American hostility, suggesting it frees Russia’s hand to pursue its military objectives in Ukraine without restraint. “But there is a clear plus in the next swing of the Trump pendulum: it is possible to strike with various weapons at all Banderite hideouts without looking back at unnecessary negotiations,” he wrote, using Kremlin propaganda terminology for Ukrainian leadership. He concluded that victory must be achieved “on the ground, not behind a desk. Destroying enemies, not making meaningless ‘deals’.”
Medvedev’s tirade follows the Trump administration’s announcement on Wednesday of major new sanctions against Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, the first significant package of his second term. It also comes after last week’s White House summit where President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Zelensky. While Trump publicly urged Zelensky to “make a deal” and stop the fighting, Zelensky confirmed he had used the meeting to request Tomahawk missiles. This, combined with reports (though publicly denied by Trump) of potentially lifted restrictions on Ukraine using long-range missiles, appears to have convinced Moscow that Trump’s administration is ultimately committed to enabling Ukraine’s war effort, despite any conflicting rhetoric.
Medvedev’s statement reflects the Kremlin’s hardening assessment of U.S. intentions, interpreting recent actions as fundamentally escalatory and potentially signaling Moscow’s own shift away from any perceived possibility of a negotiated settlement towards a focus on total military victory.
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