The US President has ordered nuclear submarines to be moved “closer to Russia” after the former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a threat on America.
Donald Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned to “appropriate regions” after Medvedev’s “foolish and inflammatory statements.”
The US President wrote on his Truth Social, “Based on the highly provocative 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 Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.
Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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This immediate action by Washington comes after the Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council issued a direct warning to America of a Russian Soviet-era nuclear attack as their last resort.
The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg said this has shocked the Kremlin and they are now rushing “to work out what on earth is going on.”
He said, “Interestingly, there has been no reaction so far from the Kremlin, from the Foreign Ministry, from the Defence Ministry – anyone here, really.
I think everyone is trying to work out what on earth is going on and what, if anything, has changed in relations to where these nuclear subs are being positioned.
He added, “There has been reactions from the Moscow stock market, which has fallen sharply. Judging by the reactions in the local media here, Russians are surprised to say the least by President Trump’s post.
I suspect that nobody is more surprised than Dmitry Medvedev himself, because for more than three years he has been tweeting and posting some very bombastic and provocative social media posts – most of which have gone unnoticed, I have to say.
“But now suddenly he has been noticed and he has gone under the skin of the President of the United States in a big way.”
