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State Department Claims The U.S. Will Apply "Maximum Pressure" On Russia

• https://www.activistpost.com, Mac Slavo

The ruling class added that the U.S. president has already warned Russia's ruler, Vladimir Putin, against "playing with fire," Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, said.

The US president's patience has "worn thin." So much so that he has expressed his frustration in his recent posts on Truth Social, Bruce told Fox News in a clip posted by Fox and Friends on Monday.

Earlier this week, Trump stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone "crazy" following a series of retaliatory strikes carried out by Moscow in Ukraine, adding that the Russian president is "playing with fire." Moscow, in turn, suggested that Trump might not be well-informed about mass Ukrainian attacks against Russian civilians. He added that "really bad things" would have already happened to Russia if it weren't for the U.S. ruler.

The tweet was responded to by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian president, in another social media post on Tuesday. "Regarding Trump's words about Putin 'playing with fire' and 'really bad things' happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!" Medvedev wrote.

However, according to the media's own reporting on the increasing tensions surrounding this war, Russia appears to be the side most ready to come to talks. Without much to offer, and facing down the barrel of losing this war, Ukraine continues to attack the much militarily mightier nation.

Over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported intercepting more than 2,300 Ukrainian drones targeting Russian cities, including several hundred that were headed towards the Russian capital, RT reported. 

Russia Says Ukraine Has "One Last Chance"

"America is ready to do a maximum pressure framework on Russia," Bruce said, warning that Moscow will "soon understand" Trump's commitment to achieving a settlement of the Ukraine conflict. Following Trump's outburst on social media, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested that Western media outlets were pressuring the US president and were "effectively engaged in a campaign aimed at derailing the peace process and provoking the United States into imposing new sanctions."

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Comment by PureTrust
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So far we see two things from the side of the West: 1) A bunch of talk; 2) A bunch of sneaky activity - the drones sent by Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia has been doing and saying the exact same things, that they are taking their lands back from Ukraine. | Does the US really want a nuclear war with Russia. If it gets such, everything will change. The West might not lose, but they won't win, either. Same with Russia. Consider BRICS to see where a bunch of the loyalties lie.



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