Trump says he moved two nuclear submarines after Russia's Medvedev warns U.S.
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Trump says he moved two nuclear submarines after Russia's Medvedev warns U.S.

August 1, 2025
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Dmitry Medvedev said President Trump is "playing the ultimatum game with Russia" in pressuring for an end to the war on Ukraine.

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watch now1:3901:39Trump on Russia: Ordered 2 nu submarines to be 'positioned in the appriate regions'The ExchangePresident Donald Trump on Friday said that he ordered two nu submarines "to be positioned in the appriate regions" in response to warnings made to the United States this week by high-ranking Russian official Dmitry Medvedev.Medvedev in a social media post on Monday wrote that each new ultimatum that Trump makes Russia to force an end to its war on Ukraine "is a threat and a step towards war.""Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country," Medvedev wrote on X that day.Trump earlier Monday had said he was cutting from 50 days to less than two weeks his deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face big "secondary tariffs" on Moscow's trade partners.On Friday, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, "Based on the highly vocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nu Submarines to be positioned in the appriate regions, case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.""Words are very important, and can often lead to unint consequences

I hope this will not be one of those instances," Trump said

Thank you for your attention to this matter!"FILE PHOTO: Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nu Re in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024

Alexei Maishev | Via ReutersMedvedev, in his tweet Monday, wrote, "Trump's playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10… He should remember 2 things.""1

Russia isn't Israel or even Iran. 2

Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war," Medvedev wrote."Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country

Don't go down the Sleepy Joe road!" Medvedev added, referring to former President Joe Biden.Trump in a Truth Social post on Thursday warned Medvedev his rhetoric, while also taking a shot on Russia's trading partnership with India.I don't care what India does with Russia

They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care," Trump wrote. "We have done very little with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World."wise, Russia and the USA do almost no together," Trump said. "Let's keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he's still President, to watch his words

He's entering very dangerous territory!"Medvedev responded Thursday with a statement saying, "If a few words from a former Russian president can voke such a nervous reaction from the sitting and supposedly formidable president of the United States, then ly Russia is entirely in the right and will continue on its chosen path.""As for his remarks the 'dead economies' of India and Russia and 'venturing into dangerous territory,' perhaps he should revisit his favorite movies the living dead and recall just how dangerous the mythical 'Dead Hand' can be," Medvedev said.The Dead Hand is Russia's system for automatically launching nu strikes if a nu attack is detected against the country.This is news