Bangladesh, May 28 -- The political temperature surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict has once again intensified, following a sharp rebuke from US presidential envoy for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg, who condemned Russian official Dmitry Medvedevs recent warning about the potential for World War III. Kellogg, representing President Donald Trumps administration, labeled Medvedevs remarks as “reckless” and accused the former Russian president of stoking global fears at a time when delicate ceasefire negotiations are underway.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russias Security Council and one of President Vladimir Putins most vocal and combative allies, reignited tensions on May 28 by suggesting that US-Russia relations we...