President Donald Trump on Friday mentioned that he ordered two nuclear submarines “to be positioned within the applicable areas” in response to warnings made to the USA this week by high-ranking Russian official Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev in a social media put up on Monday wrote that every new ultimatum that Trump makes about Russia to pressure an finish to its struggle on Ukraine “is a menace and a step in direction of struggle.”
“Not between Russia and Ukraine, however together with his personal nation,” Medvedev wrote on X that day.
Trump earlier Monday had mentioned he was slicing from 50 days to lower than two weeks his deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to achieve a peace deal with Ukraine or face large “secondary tariffs” on Moscow’s commerce companions.
On Friday, Trump wrote in a Reality Social put up, “Based mostly on the extremely provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who’s now the Deputy Chairman of the Safety Council of the Russian Federation, I’ve ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned within the applicable areas, simply in case these silly and inflammatory statements are extra than simply that.”
“Phrases are essential, and might usually result in unintended penalties. I hope this won’t be a kind of situations,” Trump mentioned. Thanks on your consideration to this matter!”
FILE PHOTO: Russia’s Safety Council’s Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a gathering of the Council for Science and Schooling on the Joint Institute for Nuclear Analysis within the Moscow area’s metropolis of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024.
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Medvedev, in his tweet Monday, wrote, “Trump’s taking part in the ultimatum sport with Russia: 50 days or 10… He ought to keep in mind 2 issues.”
“1. Russia is not Israel and even Iran. 2. Every new ultimatum is a menace and a step in direction of struggle,” Medvedev wrote.
“Not between Russia and Ukraine, however together with his personal nation. Do not go down the Sleepy Joe street!” Medvedev added, referring to former President Joe Biden.
Trump in a Reality Social put up on Thursday warned Medvedev about his rhetoric, whereas additionally taking a shot on Russia’s buying and selling partnership with India.
I do not care what India does with Russia. They’ll take their lifeless economies down collectively, for all I care,” Trump wrote. “We have now 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 nearly no enterprise collectively,” Trump mentioned. “Let’s maintain it that method, and inform Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he is nonetheless President, to look at his phrases. He is coming into very harmful territory!”
Medvedev responded Thursday with an announcement saying, “If a couple of phrases from a former Russian president can provoke such a nervous response from the sitting and supposedly formidable president of the USA, then clearly Russia is totally in the precise and can proceed on its chosen path.”
“As for his remarks concerning the ‘lifeless economies’ of India and Russia and ‘venturing into harmful territory,’ maybe he ought to revisit his favourite motion pictures concerning the dwelling lifeless and recall simply how harmful the legendary ‘Useless Hand’ will be,” Medvedev mentioned.
The Useless Hand is Russia’s system for routinely launching nuclear strikes if a nuclear assault is detected towards the nation.
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