Putin’s security chief taunts Trump over latest Ukraine move

Dmitry Medvedev taunted U.S. President Donald Trump for shifting positions on the Russia-Ukraine war after he directed the Pentagon to supply Kyiv with more weapons.

Medvedev is deputy to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Security Council of Russia, which advises Putin on national security and strategic matters, and is himself a former president and prime minister of the country.

Trump’s directive comes after his administration scrapped a planned shipment of weapons to Ukraine in light of a Pentagon review that raised concerns about the level of domestic stockpiles.

He was also “very disappointed” by a recent call with Putin, and said he did not think the Russian leader wanted to stop fighting in Ukraine. Trump is attempting to broker peace in the Russia-Ukraine war.

“The American is once again riding his favorite political seesaw,” Medevdev posted to his Telegram page on Tuesday morning, July 8, originally in Russian.

“‘I’m satisfied with the conversation with Putin.’ ‘I’m disappointed with the conversation with Putin.’ ‘We’re not supplying new weapons to Ukraine.’ ‘We’ll supply lots of weapons to Ukraine for defense.’

“How should we react to this? The same way as before. The same way our warriors do. The same way the Supreme Commander-in-Chief does.

“Not at all. Keep pursuing the goals of the Special Military Operation. Take back our land. Work for Victory.”

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