MOSCOW has warned that “peacemaker” Donald Trump is on a “warpath against Russia” after his punishing oil sanctions.
Top Putin lackey Dmitry Medvedev fiercely hit out at Washington as he vowed Moscow can now focus on “destroying enemies, not making pointless deals”.
Trump slapped punishing sanctions on two Russian oil companies on Wednesday after a turbulent week saw the Kremlin all but ostracised by Washington for their refusal to accept a peace deal in Ukraine.
When announcing the sanctions, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the companies are responsible for “funding the Kremlin‘s war machine”.
Trump says he hopes the sanctions will be a wake-up call for Putin to become more “reasonable” over what it will take for a deal to be made.
As expected, Russia hasn’t responded positively to the crippling punishments.
Former Russian President Medvedev, now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, took to Telegram to blast the decision.
He spewed: “If any of the many commentators still had any illusions, here they are.
“The United States is our adversary, and their talkative “peacemaker” is now fully on the warpath against Russia.
“Yes, for now he does not always fight actively on the side of Banderite Kyiv, but this is now his conflict, not Biden the senile’s!
“The decisions made are acts of war against Russia.”
Medvedev continued his rant as accused Trump of being in “complete solidarity with mad Europe”.
In a chilling conclusion to his post, the 60-year-old warmonger said: “But there is a clear positive in Trump’s latest pendulum swing.
“It is now possible to strike all the Banderite hideouts with every kind of weapon, without worrying about unnecessary negotiations.
“And to pursue victory precisely where it is truly achievable – on the ground, not at the negotiating table.
“By destroying enemies, not by making pointless ‘deals’.”
The Kremlin’s scathing comments come after several days of uncertainty and distrust in the political sphere.
Trump and Putin spoke on October 16 with both sides agreeing the peace talks had been “very productive” after they had finished.
The pair even agreed to meet in Hungary to discuss the next steps.
But Putin’s pleasantries during the talks, as he assured Trump he wanted to end the war, were short lived.
Several top officials within the Kremlin were quick to pour cold water on any idea that Russia would accept peace terms which didn’t favour them.
Trump and Ukraine said a complete freeze of the frontlines could work as long as Russia stop their invasion.
But the sly Russians laughed at the idea.
Then in a turbulent 24 hours, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call of their own.
They were set to speak some more about the peace deal and help to organise a meeting between each other in person.
But hours after Rubio put the phone down, any meeting was suddenly axed.
One source familiar with the matter believes Rubio and Lavrov had widely differing expectations about how to end Russia’s invasion during their call.
This prompted Rubio to speak to US officials about his concerns and it was later announced that Trump would also refuse to meet with Putin.
Trump addressed the cancellation of the meeting as he spoke alongside Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
He said: “Every time I speak to Vladimir, I have good conversations and then they don’t go anywhere. They just don’t go anywhere.”
Ukrainian wartime leader Volodymyr Zelensky believes the sanctions will be the biggest marker on how serious Putin is about ending the war.
He said on X: “The new US sanctions against Russia’s oil giants are a clear signal that prolonging the war and spreading terror come at a cost.
“It is precisely pressure on Russia that will be effective for achieving peace, and sanctions are one of its key components.”
