{"id":159219,"date":"2025-08-02T12:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T12:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-moves-nuclear-submarines-after-ex-russia-presidents-menacing-tweet-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T12:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T12:56:46","slug":"trump-moves-nuclear-submarines-after-ex-russia-presidents-menacing-tweet-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-moves-nuclear-submarines-after-ex-russia-presidents-menacing-tweet-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president\u2019s menacing tweet – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Order comes after president\u2019s anger at tweet from Dmitry Medvedev which called Trump\u2019s threat to sanction Russia over Ukraine a \u2018step towards war\u2019
Putin offers no hint of concessions as he says he wants \u2018stable\u2019 peace in Ukraine<\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> has said that he has deployed nuclear-capable submarines to the \u201cappropriate regions\u201d in response to a threatening tweet by Russia<\/a>\u2019s former president Dmitry Medvedev<\/a>, suggesting that he would be ready to launch a nuclear strike as tensions rise over the war in Ukraine.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump wrote that he had decided to reposition the nuclear submarines because of \u201chighly provocative statements\u201d by Medvedev, noting he was now the deputy chairman of Russia\u2019s security council.
Medvedev had earlier said that Trump\u2019s threats to sanction Russia and a recent ultimatum were \u201ca threat and a step towards war\u201d.
\u201cI have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,\u201d Trump responded. \u201cWords are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances.\u201d
He did not specify whether he was referring to nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed submarines.
Asked later by reporters why he ordered the submarine movement, Trump said: \u201cA threat was made by a former president of Russia and we\u2019re going to protect our people.\u201d
Medvedev, who was sidelined when Vladimir Putin<\/a> returned to the presidency in 2012, is also an avid fan of X, formerly Twitter, where he often posts aggressive and curiously worded attacks against western countries and leaders in the evening in Moscow.
Earlier this week, Medvedev had attacked Trump for shortening his timeline for Russia to make progress toward peace with Ukraine<\/a> from 50 days down to just 10, saying that he was ready to impose sanctions and other financial penalties against Russia if it didn\u2019t comply.
\u201cTrump\u2019s playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10,\u201d Medvedev wrote in a post. \u201cHe should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn\u2019t Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country.
\u201cDon\u2019t go down the Sleepy Joe road!\u201d he added, referring to the former US president Joe Biden.
Some security analysts called Trump\u2019s move a rhetorical escalation with Moscow but not necessarily a military one, given that the US already has nuclear-powered submarines that are deployed and capable of striking Russia.
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Trump has voiced frustration with Putin, who he said had been stalling on Trump\u2019s efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, a campaign promise that he said that he could achieve in just 24 hours. On Thursday he described Russia\u2019s continued attacks on civilian areas as \u201cdisgusting\u201d.
\u201cI go home. I tell the first lady, \u2018You know, I spoke to Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation.\u2019 She said, \u2018Oh, really? Another city was just hit,\u2019\u201d he said in at the White House last month.
Putin has not responded to Trump\u2019s ultimatum. On Friday, he said he wanted a \u201clasting and stable peace\u201d in Ukraine but gave no indication that he was willing to make any concessions to achieve it<\/a>, after a week in which Russian missiles and drones again caused death and destruction across Ukraine.
\u201cWe need a lasting and stable peace on solid foundations that would satisfy both Russia and Ukraine<\/a>, and would ensure the security of both countries,\u201d said Putin, speaking to journalists on Friday, a week before a new deadline imposed by Trump for hostilities to cease.
Putin has periodically claimed to be interested in peace, but only on terms wholly unacceptable to Kyiv. Last week, the third round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul, but broke up in less than an hour and have so far led to no agreements except on prisoner exchanges.
In an apparent reference to Trump\u2019s comments, Putin said on Friday: \u201cAs for any disappointments on the part of anyone, all disappointments arise from inflated expectations. This is a well-known general rule.\u201d<\/p>\n

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