- The United States gave Russia 10 days to end the Ukraine war or be hit by customs.
- The Kremlin shows no sign of accepting Trump’s ceasefire ultimatum.
- Medvedev rejects Trump’s threat as a “game”, warns of nuclear power.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved to the “appropriate regions” in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
“I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be placed in the relevant regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” Trump said in a social media post that called Medvedev’s statement very provocative.
He said he ordered the submarines moved “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 these cases. “
Trump and Medvedev, Vice -President of Russia’s Security Council, traded with tensions in recent days after Trump said Tuesday that Russia had “10 days from today” to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine or be hit with his oil buyers with duties.
Moscow, who has set its own terms of peace in Ukraine, has shown no evidence that it will comply with Trump’s deadline.
Medvedev accused Trump on Monday of participating in a “game of Ultimatums” and reminded him that Russia had the Soviet nuclear strike features in the last resort after Trump told Medvedev to “see his words.”
Medvedev has emerged as one of the Kremlin’s most free-speaking anti-Western Hawks since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in 2022.
The Kremlin critics hang him as an irresponsible loose cannon, though some Western diplomats say his statements illustrate the thoughts of the Senior Kremlin political circles.
