Putin ally tells Lindsey Graham to 'Work on America' in response to peace talk demands

Source: The Independent

Putin ally tells Lindsey Graham to ‘Work on America’ in response to peace talk demands

Ariana Baio
Tue, July 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM EDT
3 min read

The former president and prime minister of Russia brushed off Senator Lindsey Graham’s demand to “get to the peace table” and end the war with Ukraine, saying neither he nor President Donald Trump could stop Russia from its military objectives.

Dmitry Medvedev, a high-ranking Russian official who currently serves as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, snarkily responded to Graham on X on Monday after the South Carolina senator echoed Trump’s request for Russia to negotiate to end the war.

“To those in Russia who believe that President Trump is not serious about ending the bloodbath between Russia and Ukraine: You and your customers will soon be sadly mistaken. You will also soon see that Joe Biden is no longer president,” Graham told Medvedev. “Get to the peace table.”

But Medvedev waved off Graham’s threat, insisting, “It’s not for you or Trump to dictate when to ‘get at the peace table.’”

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