“Russia didn’t care.”
Those were the words of the Deputy Chair of Russia’s Security Council and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in response to President Donald Trump’s 50-day ultimatum for the Federation to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face “very severe” consequences.
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While Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to respond to Trump’s ultimatum, Medvedev and other Kremlin officials have dismissed the threat, as reported by the Moscow Times. Medvedev’s post to X was — well, let’s call it “the cockiest” of the bunch:
Trump issued a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin.The world shuddered, expecting the consequences. Belligerent Europe was disappointed. Russia didn’t care.
The question is whether the actual theatrics — those coming from the Kremlin in response to Trump — were meaningful, or principally meant for public consumption as part of an “Oh, yeah, who cares?” face-saving attempt to fire back at the president’s blunt warning.
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