The key facts
- Medvedev suggested Trump task the Secretary of War and the CIA Director with 'fixing the misunderstanding' in the person of Zelensky
- According to Medvedev's assessment, the harm from Zelensky is greater than from the claims against Venezuela, Cuba and Iran combined
- Earlier, Medvedev commented on Trump's words about the possibility of settling the conflict without Zelensky
Medvedev suggested Trump 'fix the misunderstanding'
Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in his channel on the Max messenger, addressed US President Donald Trump with a proposal to task the Pentagon and the CIA with dealing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In Medvedev's view, the Ukrainian leader's actions cause the American president greater damage than Washington's disputes with Venezuela, Cuba and Iran, Life.ru reports.
Contents of the publication
'What should Trump do with this 'son of a bitch of his own'? The answer is there in American history. 'One simply needs to call the Secretary of War and the Director of the CIA and instruct them to fix this regrettable misunderstanding,' the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council wrote. He claims that Zelensky is creating serious problems for Trump's interests, contrasting the situation around Ukraine with the American administration's claims against three other states: 'After all, the harm he causes to Trump's real interests is far greater than that of the contrived claims against Venezuela, Cuba and Iran combined.' In conclusion, Medvedev added that 'the method, place and manner do not matter.'
Context of previous statements
Earlier, Life.ru reported that Medvedev commented on Trump's statements about the possibility of settling the Ukrainian conflict without Zelensky's participation. According to the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, the American leader has in effect recognized the head of the Kyiv regime as an obstacle to achieving peace and advancing US interests.
Significance of the statement
The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council's statement is one of the harshest public formulations regarding the Ukrainian leader from a Russian official: it explicitly mentions the Pentagon, the CIA, and includes the caveat that 'the method, place and manner do not matter.' For readers, this is important as an indicator of the tone of Russian rhetoric against the backdrop of Trump's discussed possibility of settling the conflict without Zelensky. No practical consequences should be drawn from the publication itself: it is a statement on a messenger, and no decisions or actions based on it have been confirmed by sources so far.
