Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s threat that President Donald Trump’s updated ceasefire ultimatum could lead to war between his country and the U.S. and NATO is an attempt to “scare the West,” former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Newsmax on Tuesday.

Trump on Monday said he was reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russia over its war in Ukraine to “10 or 12 days,” underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for prolonging fighting between the two countries.

Medvedev said in a post on X that Trump was playing “the ultimatum game” with Russia, and that such an approach could lead to a war involving the United States.

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