Putin and MedvedevOne of Vladimir Putin’s top allies has accused European leaders of trying to escalate the Ukraine war after Donald Trump was re-elected.The president-elect is expected to reduce US support for Kyiv and possibly even encourage the beleaguered country to cede land to Moscow in exchange for peace.Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president who is now a senior security official, has accused Europe of trying to rush through extra support for Ukraine before Trump’s inauguration in January.Writing on Telegram, he said politicians were aiming to “push the conflict with Russia into an irreversible stage”.“Frankly, it is simply astonishing to what extent the current generation of European politicians seeks to extend the war to their territories,” he said, according to a translation from Russian state news agency TASS.