Bold-Mouthed Kremlin's Response to Peace Proposal: "Stick it in Your Pipe"
Medvedev accuses negotiators of disregarding peace proposals, likening their strategy to carelessly missing important goals in a game.
The Russian Security Council's Deputy Chairman, Dmitri Medvedev, upped the ante in the tense Ukraine-Russia standoff, dismissing a 30-day ceasefire proposal with a vulgar remark.
In Moscow, the Ukrainian push for a ceasefire starting this Monday has met with rejection. In English, Medvedev wrote on X, "You can stick it in your pipe," referring to a "Coalition of the Willing" meeting that included German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, alongside Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, threatened further sanctions if Russia refused to agree to the ceasefire. Merz himself revealed that another package of sanctions is already in the works in the EU during an ARD "Tagesthemen" interview in Kyiv.
"Macron, Merz, Starmer, and Tusk should be discussing peace in Kyiv, instead, they're threatening Russia," Medvedev said. He questioned the wisdom of Russia being compelled either to accept a ceasefire for the "hordes" or suffer new sanctions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov added fuel to the fire, accusing Europe of a confrontational stance. Peskov said that Europe's statements were contradictory, generally oriented towards confrontation, and less focused on reviving relations. He did not directly address the demand for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday.
Before the first round of ultimatums, Peskov declared Russia would not be swayed by sanctions. Instead, he suggested that a ceasefire should not provide Ukraine a chance to reorganize militarily. Peskov considered stopping Western arms deliveries to Ukraine as a concrete condition for a 30-day ceasefire.
While the Kremlin has not publicly responded specifically to a proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, it implemented a unilateral ceasefire on occasion of Victory Day, starting midnight Moscow time on May 8, 2025. Both Russian and Ukrainian sources accused each other of violating this ceasefire in the Kherson direction [1]. Regarding further sanctions, the Kremlin has historically opposed such measures, viewing them as part of broader Western efforts to isolate Russia financially and diplomatically.
Sources: ntv.de, gut/dpa/AFP
- Russia
- Kremlin
- Dmitri Medvedev
- Dmitri Peskov
- Ceasefire
- Attack on Ukraine
- Ukraine
- Volodymyr Selenskyj
- Emmanuel Macron
- Friedrich Merz
- Keir Starmer
- Donald Tusk
- United Kingdom
- Poland
- France
- Sanctions
- Germany
[1] "Ukraine-Russia conflict: Reports of ceasefire violations despite Victory Day truce" - BBC News, 9 May 2025. Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58566357
- The Commission, in response to the ongoing conflict, has also adopted a proposal for a directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation, as politics and general news continue to unfold in war-and-conflicts zones like Ukraine.
- Despite the escalating conflict, Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian Security Council's Deputy Chairman, made headlines for his bold-mouthed response to a peace proposal, dismissing it with a vulgar remark on WhatsApp, a statement that further fuels the tension between Russia and Ukraine.
- In contrast to Medvedev's dismissive stance, Dmitri Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, addressed the demand for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday, suggesting that a ceasefire should not provide Ukraine a chance to reorganize militarily, and considering stopping Western arms deliveries to Ukraine as a concrete condition for such a ceasefire.
- Despite historical opposition to sanctions, the Kremlin has implemented a unilateral ceasefire on occasion of Victory Day, serving as a reminder that diplomatic and financial isolation may not always deter Russia from taking actions that align with its interests, as seen in its response to the conflict in Ukraine.
