Russia responds to Trump's comment that 'Moscow is playing with fire'

According to RIA Novosti, on the Telegram channel, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on US President Donald Trump's statement that "Russia is playing with fire".

“As for President Trump's words that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire” and “really bad things” are happening to Russia, I know only one really bad thing - World War III. I hope Mr. Trump understands this!”, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote.

Earlier, on May 27, US President Donald Trump spoke out against Moscow and said that "without him, a lot of very bad things would happen to Russia." Later, US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce explained further and called for not viewing the US President's statements as disappointment, and called Mr. Trump "a leader of peace efforts in many different areas."

The United States continues to support direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Ms. Bruce added. The President supports any mechanism that will lead to a just and lasting peace. There is no military solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a diplomatic solution is necessary.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that such statements by the US leader could be related to “emotional overload, which is characteristic of all participants in the negotiation process.” And Russia will take the necessary decisions to ensure state security.