Medvedev lashes out at Trump, threatens response to Tomahawk supply to Ukraine

In a post on his social media page, the former Russian president warned that the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could “end badly for everyone” and “first and foremost for Trump himself.”

“It has been said a hundred times in a way that even the star-spangled uncle can understand that it is impossible to distinguish between nuclear and conventional Tomahawks in flight. They will be launched... by the U.S. itself. Read: Trump. How should Russia respond? Exactly,” Medvedev wrote.

Medvedev concluded by expressing hope that Trump’s words were “another empty threat,” blaming them on “prolonged negotiations.”

• On Monday, October 6, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he has "sort of made a decision" regarding the supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Putin's press secretary Peskov called this a "serious round of escalation."