According to one of the US media outlets, Donald Trump made a serious statement.
The American politician said he threatened Vladimir Putin to "strike the center of Moscow."
Trump stressed that he told the Russian president that he would do this if Moscow “targeted” Ukraine.
The American publication The Wall Street Journal reported on this statement by the former head of the White House and current candidate for the post of President of the United States, notes MIA "Russia Today".
The Russian news agency also drew attention to the fact that the Kremlin commented on Trump’s words.
Thus, the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow prefers not to disclose the content of conversations that are held “at the highest level.”
Commentary by Dmitry Medvedev
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev also responded to Trump’s statement.
Trump got carried away, - the Russian statesman wrote on his English-language page on the social network. The translated quote is provided by MIA " Russia Today ".
Medvedev expressed confidence that in fact the American politician did not threaten to “strike Moscow.”
According to the Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Trump is “usually as smooth as silk during negotiations.”
And yet Medvedev responded to the threat to "strike" the Russian capital. The figure said that in this situation, the US capital would also be subject to a strike.