Trump Says He's Deploying Two Nuclear Subs After 'highly Provocative Statements' From Russia's Dmitry Medvedev

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he has ordered nan deployment of 2 U.S. atomic submarines successful consequence to what he called "highly provocative statements" from erstwhile Russian President Dmitry Medvedev astir Russia's atomic capabilities.

“Based connected nan highly provocative statements of nan Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now nan Deputy Chairman of nan Security Council of nan Russian Federation, I person ordered 2 Nuclear Submarines to beryllium positioned successful nan due regions, conscionable successful lawsuit these foolish and inflammatory statements are much than conscionable that," Trump wrote successful a station connected Truth Social.

Trump added, "Words are very important, and tin often lead to unintended consequences, I dream this will not beryllium 1 of those instances. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!”

The move signals nan hostility betwixt nan U.S. and Russia escalating arsenic Trump and Medvedev person exchanged threatening statements toward each different this week.

In different station connected Friday, Trump said astir nan Russian and Ukrainian decease tolls during their conflict and reiterated that it's a warfare "that should person ne'er happened — This is Biden’s War, not 'TRUMP’s.' I’m conscionable present to spot if I tin extremity it!”

The president's pointed remark astatine Medvedev appeared to beryllium successful consequence to nan Russian official's Telegram station connected Thursday successful which he wrote that Trump should "revisit his favourite movies astir nan surviving dormant and callback conscionable really vulnerable nan mythical 'Dead Hand' tin be." Russia's alleged Dead Hand strategy is simply a concealed automatic aliases semi-automatic atomic weapons power strategy developed by nan Soviet Union during nan Cold War.

Medvedev's station seemed to respond to a Trump Truth Social station earlier successful nan time that said he doesn't attraction if India and Russia "take their dormant economies down together."

"Tell Medvedev, nan grounded erstwhile President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very vulnerable territory!" Trump wrote.

The president said during his travel to Scotland earlier this week that he was reducing his 50-day deadline for Russia to make moves toward trying to extremity its warfare pinch Ukraine down to a caller deadline of 10 aliases 12 days.

“We conscionable don’t spot immoderate advancement being made," Trump told reporters. The president has besides threatened much sanctions aliases tariffs targeting Russia's system and said that he was sending typical envoy Steve Witkoff to Russia aft his travel this week to Israel.

Responding to Trump's caller deadline, Medvedev wrote successful a post connected X that Trump is playing an "ultimatum game" pinch Russia.

"Each caller ultimatum is simply a threat and a measurement towards war. Not betwixt Russia and Ukraine, but pinch his ain country. Don’t spell down nan Sleepy Joe road!" Medvedev said.