French media: Trump orders deployment of two nuclear submarines in response to Russian "provocative statements"
US President Trump announced on Friday (August 1) on his social platform Truth Social that he had ordered the deployment of "two nuclear submarines to relevant waters" to respond to former Russian President Medvedev's "stupid and inciting statements."
AFP reported that Trump wrote on his Truth platform: "I have ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines, to prevent these absurd statements from actually being carried out. Words are not just spoken carelessly, and they often lead to unexpected consequences, I hope this time nothing happens."
Trump did not specify the exact deployment location, nor did he clearly state whether these submarines were nuclear-powered or strategic submarines carrying nuclear warheads. Trump also did not elaborate on which specific statements by Medvedev were targeted.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and former President Medvedev recently strongly criticized Trump on Telegram and mentioned the Soviet Union's "Dead Hand system" from the Cold War era—a highly classified automated nuclear control mechanism. Previously, on July 28, Medvedev posted on the X platform stating that every time Trump issued a "ultimatum" to end the Ukraine war, it was "a threat, and a step towards a US-Russia-China war."
In response, Trump recently threatened to impose severe economic sanctions on Russia if Russian President Putin did not cease military operations against Ukraine by next week. He would consider using "secondary sanctions," punishing countries that continue to purchase Russian oil, aiming to cut off the key funding source for Russia's war machine.
AFP stated that since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, he once reconciled with Putin, believing that a "good relationship" with Putin would help quickly end the war that has lasted since February 2022 when Russian forces invaded Ukraine. However, this promise ultimately failed to materialize, and Trump's disappointment with the Kremlin has grown increasingly.
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