A top ally of Vladimir Putin has made a terrifying threat towards the Ukrainian president.

10:51, Tue, Dec 30, 2025 Updated: 11:09, Tue, Dec 30, 2025

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Zelensky has been sent a terrifying warnings by one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies (Image: Getty)

Russia's former president and close Vladimir Putin ally has sent a horrific kill threat to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky as tensions between the warring countries soar to extremely dangerous levels. Dmitry Medvedev accused the Ukrainian president of trying to "derail" ongoing peace negotiations because "he wants war". 

The politician ended his message with a chilling threat, warning Mr Zelensky to "stay in hiding" for the rest of his life or risk death. He wrote on X: "The stinking Kiev bastard is trying to derail the settlement of the conflict. He wants war. Well, now at least he’ll have to stay in hiding for the rest of his worthless life."

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The stinking Kiev bastard is trying to derail the settlement of the conflict. He wants war. Well, now at least he’ll have to stay in hiding for the rest of his worthless life.

— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) December 29, 2025

This comes after Russia accused Ukraine of launching a barrage of 91 drones over Putin's Valdai home in Novgorod.

However, Mr Zelensky dismissed the claim, calling it "another round of lies" and warning that Russia was actually preparing for a strike on Kyiv’s Government buildings.

He wrote on X: "This alleged 'residence strike' story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia’s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war."

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow's stance in peace talks would "be revised" following the alleged attack. He told state media: "Such reckless actions will not go unanswered".

Donald Trump also got involved, choosing to believe Russia's side of the story and expressing his anger at Ukraine.

He told reporters at Mar-a-Lago: "You know who told me about it? President Putin, early in the morning, he said he was attacked. It’s no good. It's a delicate period of time.

"This is not ​the right time. It's one thing to be offensive, because they're offensive. ‍It's another thing to attack his house. It's not the right time to do any of that."