'Brainless Gallic rooster': Dmitry Medvedev publicly lashes out at Macron over NATO troops in Ukraine

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council and former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev lashed out at the French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (August 20) over Europe's continuous push for sending troops to Ukraine.

Taking to the social media platform X, Medvedev wrote, The brainless Gallic rooster can't let go of the idea of sending troops to 'Ukraine.' It's been explicitly stated: NO NATO troops as peacekeepers. Russia won't accept such a “security guarantee.” But the hoarse, pathetic bird continues to crow to prove it's king of the coop."

Putin may NEVER meet Zelensky

After Donald Trump's two high-profile meetings with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, the solution to the war is yet to be found. After meeting Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, Trump announced that he is working on arranging a bilateral meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The exact date has yet to be determined. The exact location has yet to come. But during this phase, the prime question is still there: Will Putin meet Zelensky? Well, the analysis says Putin is unlikely to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, not right now, and not later on. And there are some prominent reasons for it.

Trump's announcement

Just after his meeting with Zelensky, Trump took to Truth Social and said he had a call with the Russian president. Although it was reported that Trump paused his meeting with the Ukrainian president to call Putin but Trump claimed it was at the end of the meeting.

"At the conclusion of the meetings, I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined, between President Putin and President Zelenskyy. After that meeting takes place, we will have a Trilat, which would be the two Presidents, plus myself," the American president said.