President Donald Trump issued a scathing takedown of former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev – warning he was ‘entering very dangerous territory.’

Medvedev, who has held the roles of both President and Prime Minister of Russia, cautioned earlier this week that any ultimatum posed by Trump would be perceived as ‘a threat and a step toward war.’

‘Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country,’ Medvedev emphasized, before delivering a sharp remark advising Trump: ‘Avoid following the path of Sleepy Joe.’

The former Russian leader’s threat came after Trump called for Russia to end the war with Ukraine in 10 or 12 days in order to avoid steep tariffs.

But Trump blasted Medvedev comments in a late night post on Truth Social. 

‘Inform Medvedev, the unsuccessful former Russian President who seems to believe he’s still in charge, to choose his words carefully. He’s treading on very dangerous ground,’ Trump wrote late Thursday night.

It was the latest escalation in tensions between the United States and Russia, and a sign that Trump’s longstanding friendship with Putin was faltering.

Trump’s comments came after Russia launched a devastating attack on Kyiv overnight, which killed six people, including a six-year-old boy. 

President Donald Trump has issued a scathing late-night takedown of former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, warning he is ‘entering very dangerous territory’

Medvedev, who has served as both the President and Prime Minister of Russia , earlier this week warned Trump that any ultimatums he delivers are considered ‘a threat and a step toward war’

Putin unleashed a night of hell in one of the most devastating attacks since he declared war on Ukraine

A dead body is carried out by rescuers after the brutal attack on Kyiv. Six people have died, including a six

Residents were hurled out of their flats by the blast wave from the strikes, according to Ukrainian interior minister Ihor Klymenko. 

Rescuers were seen carrying children from the rubble of a nine-storey building which had collapsed during the attack in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv.

Terrified residents scrambled through shattered windows to flee after a brutal assault rained down on the city using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and lethal kamikaze drones.

According to a report, Russia fired Iskander-K cruise missiles equipped with cluster warheads at Kyiv in a calculated effort to maximise civilian deaths. Among the buildings 

President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of the carnage and said: ‘Kyiv. Missile strike. Directly into a residential building. People under the rubble. All services are on site. Russian terrorists.’

Trump has long maintained that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine never would have happened if he were president at the time, and had vowed to restore peace to the region.

But his efforts for a ceasefire have so far fallen on deaf ears. Initially, he took a hardline approach to Ukraine, but he has since softened and admitted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has not been reasonable during his peace talks.   

Trump also directed his anger to both Russia and India, hours after he vowed to impose a 25 percent tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax for purchasing Russian oil.

‘Tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory,’ Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on midnight Wednesday

Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine after Trump issued an ultimatum for the war to end

President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of the carnage and blasted ‘Russian terrorists’ for the latest attacks

‘I don’t care what India does with Russia,’ he wrote. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. 

‘Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let’s keep it that way.’

But Trump’s words contradict the new tariffs he announced on Wednesday, when he said despite India being ‘a friend’ to America, the nation’s tariffs on US products ‘are far too high.’

Trump added that India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, enabling Moscow’s war in Ukraine. As a result, he intends to charge an additional ‘penalty’ starting on Friday as part of the launch of his administration’s revised tariffs on multiple countries.

Trump told reporters on Wednesday the two countries were still in the middle of negotiations on trade despite the tariffs slated to begin in a few days.

‘We’re talking to India now,’ the president said. ‘We’ll see what happens.’

The Indian government said Wednesday it’s studying the implications of Trump’s tariffs announcement.

India and the US have been engaged in negotiations on concluding a ‘fair, balanced and mutually beneficial’ bilateral trade agreement over the last few months, and New Delhi remains committed to that objective, India’s Trade Ministry said in a statement.

Emergency service crew members working to retrieve possible survivors trapped under the rubble of the devastation

Residents broke down in tears as they watched the carnage of Putin’s airstrikes 

Terrified residents scrambled through shattered windows to flee after a brutal assault rained down on the city