Donald Trump, the U.S. President, just announced that he’s ordered two nuclear submarines to head to areas near Russia. Why? Apparently, Donald Trump is not too happy with some “provocative statements” coming from Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev is currently the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council. This move definitely cranks up the military tension between the U.S. and Russia.
Trump announced his own social media platform, Truth Social. He said that because of these “highly provocative statements,” Donald Trump has told the Navy to position two nuclear submarines in “appropriate regions,” just in case Medvedev’s words mean more than they seem. Trump also stressed that words matter. They can have consequences you don’t intend.
This submarine deployment seems to be connected to an ultimatum Donald Trump gave Russia earlier. He basically told Moscow they had 10 days to stop their military operations in Ukraine. If they didn’t, Trump threatened some serious secondary sanctions, even targeting countries that buy Russian oil. Medvedev wasn’t impressed, calling it a “game of ultimatums.” He reminded the U.S. that Russia still has the nuclear capabilities it had back in the Soviet era. Ouch.
Medvedev has been getting more and more outspoken lately. He has become one of the Kremlin’s loudest voices when it comes to nuclear weapons and standing up to the West. His aggressive language shows that things are getting worse between these two major nuclear powers.
Even though Trump made this announcement publicly, neither he nor any U.S. officials have said exactly where these submarines are going or what they’ll be doing. It sounds like this order from Donald Trump is more of a precaution, showing that there’s real concern about things escalating because of heated words and potential misunderstandings.
