A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin taunted President Trump and slammed his new deadline for a cease-fire in Ukraine as “a threat and a step towards war.” Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president-turned-Security Council deputy chairman,

Russia's former president cautioned that Trump’s announcement Monday that Russia must end the conflict with Ukraine in 10 to 12 days would not end well for the U.S.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it had "taken note" of a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was shortening his deadline for Moscow to sign up to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face sanctions.