fter declaring that he was “very disappointed” in Vladimir Putin, a senior Russian official has boldly asserted that Trump is pushing the United States closer to conflict.

Since taking over the White House in January, the 79-year-old Republican leader has been working to stop the war in Eastern Europe, but the Kremlin has repeatedly criticized his attempts.

Speaking yesterday (July 28) during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the POTUS made reference to this.

“We thought we had it settled numerous times, and then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city like Kyiv and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever,” he told reporters in Edinburgh.

“You have bodies lying all over the street, and I say that’s not the way to do it. So we’ll see what happens with that.”

Trump said earlier this month that if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire within 50 days—the deadline is set for September 2—he would apply “very severe” penalties on Russia.

On Monday, however, he stated that he would “reduce that 50 days that I gave him to a lesser number,” adding, “I know the answer, what’s going to happen.”

Subsequently, he proposed reducing the deadline to ‘approximately 10 or 12 days’ from yesterday, meaning that it would end on August 9.

In response to these allegations, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a member of Putin’s Security Council, attacked Trump and the United States’ latest intervention in the war on Twitter.

“Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10,” he wrote.

“He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don’t go down the Sleepy Joe road!”

Indeed, Medvedev has threatened to go to war with the United States if it keeps interfering in Russian affairs, but Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to reporters today.

“President Trump’s statement yesterday was noted by Putin’s office,” he clarified, adding that he “would like to avoid any assessments” of the president’s words.

In addition to trade negotiations, Trump’s visit to Downing Street focused largely on the “barbaric war” in Russia and his intention to “reflect on progress in their 50-day drive to arm Ukraine and force Putin to the negotiating table.”

The crisis in Ukraine is still ongoing, as four people were injured on Sunday by Russian drone and missile strikes that struck the country’s northeastern Sumy area.

In the vicinity of St Petersburg, Russian officials also reported that they had fired down 150 Ukrainian drones, killing one and injuring three.