Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev responded to remarks former President Donald Trump made during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Trump said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against invading Ukraine, and allegedly warned he would strike Moscow:
I said, “Vladimir, if you go after Ukraine, I am going to hit you so hard, you’re not even going to believe it. I’m going to hit you right in the middle of fricking Moscow.” I said, “We’re friends. I don’t want to do it, but I have no choice.”
Medvedev stated on X that Trump got carried away in the interview, and that he has been diplomatic in negotiations:
Trump got carried away. Did he really talk about «hitting fricking Moscow»? Of course not. He’s generally smooth as silk in negotiations. And there’s only one answer to such words: your fricking Washington will get hit too. In general, our relationship with him is quite warm😂
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed reporters’ questions regarding Trump’s remarks by saying that Russia does not disclose private diplomatic conversations:
We continue to prefer maintaining a very responsible stance in terms of not making public the conversations that are held at the highest level. Unfortunately for us, a number of leaders do not adhere to this stance and do not maintain media hygiene regarding this issue. But this is on their own conscience.
