Washington (AP) – Warning to the Russian President Donald Trump On Friday he said he was ordering the relocation of two US submarines “based on a highly provocative statement” from the country’s former president. Dmitry Medvedev.
Trump posted on his social media site. This, based on a “very provocative statement” from Medvedev, ordered “two nuclear submarines to be placed in the appropriate area.
The president said, “Words are very important and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this is not one such example.”
It was not immediately clear how Trump’s orders would affect US nuclear submarines. This is routinely done to patrol global hotspots, but it becomes a subtle moment in the relationship between the Trump administration and Moscow.
Trump said the envoy Steve Witkoff It heads to Russia and urges Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, threatening new economic sanctions if it doesn’t progress. He cut down the 50-day deadline for action 10 daysthat window is set to expire next week.
The post about the sub’s relocation came after Trump posted early on Thursday morning that he was the “former president of Russia” and warned him to “see his words.” Medvedev responded a few hours later by writing, “Russia is right in everything and continues its own path.”
Medvedev was president from 2008 to 2012, but Putin was forbidden from seeking a second consecutive term, but he went aside to get him to run again. Now Putin’s chair, Vice-chairman of the Russian National Security Council, Medvedev, is known since the start of the war in 2022 and since his U-turn from his presidency, when he was considered liberal and progressive.
He frequently exercised nuclear threats and insulted Western leaders on social media. Some observers argue that due to his extravagant rhetoric, Medvedev is trying to score political points with Putin and the Russian military Hawks.
Trump and Medvedev have previously joined online spats.
On July 15, after Trump announced plans to supply more weapons to Ukraine via NATO allies and threatened additional tariffs on Moscow, Medvedev said:
Earlier this week, he wrote, “Trump is playing a 50- or 10-day ultimatum game with Russia,” saying, “He should remember two things: 1. Russia is neither Israel nor Iran.
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Associated Press author Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia contributed to this report.
