U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned Friday he was sending two nuclear submarines to “the suitable areas” after a senior Russian official posted on-line about Russia’s nuclear capabilities and a “step in direction of struggle” with the U.S.
Trump’s order sharply escalated a social media battle with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who presently serves because the deputy chairman of the Russian Safety Council and is likely one of the most outspoken critics of the U.S. and Ukraine’s western allies.
“I’ve ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned within the applicable areas, simply in case these silly and inappropriate statements are extra than simply that,” Trump wrote on his Reality Social web site.
“Phrases are essential, and might usually result in unintended penalties, I hope this is not going to be a kind of situations.”
Trump and Medvedev have been buying and selling barbs all week after Trump on Monday mentioned Russia had “10 days from immediately” to conform to a ceasefire in Ukraine or be hit with tariffs.
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That deadline was shortened from a earlier timeline of fifty days.
Medvedev posted on X that very same day that Trump was taking part in “a sport of ultimatums” and warned “every new ultimatum is a step in direction of struggle.”
“Not between Russia and Ukraine, however along with his personal nation,” Medvedev added.
Trump then posted on Reality Social early Thursday that Medvedev ought to “watch his phrases” and was “getting into very harmful territory!”
Medvedev mentioned Thursday that Trump’s assertion confirmed Russia ought to proceed with its present insurance policies, together with in Ukraine.
“If some phrases from the previous president of Russia set off such a nervous response from the high-and-mighty president of the USA, then Russia is doing every little thing proper and can proceed to proceed alongside its personal path,” Medvedev mentioned in a publish on Telegram.
Trump ought to bear in mind, he added, “how harmful the fabled ‘Lifeless Hand’ might be,” a reference to a secretive semi-automated Russian command system designed to launch Moscow’s nuclear missiles if its management had been taken out in a decapitating strike.
Medvedev ended his publish with a crying laughing emoji.
The Pentagon deferred to the White Home and Trump’s assertion when requested by World Information what “applicable areas” the nuclear submarines can be deployed to, and once they may arrive.
The transfer was the most recent signal that Trump, who has been criticized for in search of nearer ties with Russia as he tries to barter an finish to the Ukraine struggle, is dropping endurance with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he resists shifting towards a ceasefire.
In a separate publish Friday, Trump famous each Russia and Ukraine have misplaced 1000’s of troopers on the battlefield because the starting of this 12 months alone in what he known as “this ridiculous struggle.”
“That’s a variety of pointless DEATH!” Trump wrote, whereas additionally noting civilian deaths from Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities.
On Thursday, Trump mentioned Russia and India — certainly one of Russia’s greatest oil consumers together with China — “can take their useless economies down collectively, for all I care” and appeared to bitter on restoring U.S. enterprise ties with Moscow.
“We now have accomplished little or no enterprise with India, their Tariffs are too excessive, among the many highest within the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do virtually no enterprise collectively. Let’s maintain it that method,” he mentioned.
—with recordsdata from Reuters
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