Russia did not react to the statement by American President Donald Trump that he had "ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in appropriate regions" after "provocative statements" by the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, BNR reported.
Trump sent two nuclear submarines to "appropriate regions" after "provocations" by Medvedev
There has been no reaction yet, neither from the Kremlin, nor from the Russian Foreign Ministry, nor from the Ministry of Defense. To "Moskovsky Komsomolets" A military commentator described Trump's remarks as a "burst of anger." Leonid Ivlev said the statement did not pose a new threat to Russia, noting that the location of US naval forces around the world is known, and the range of submarines can be found on online resources. Kommersant recalls that in 2017, Donald Trump announced that he was sending two nuclear submarines to the Korean Peninsula as a warning to Pyongyang. Shortly after, he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Dmitry Medvedev said earlier this week that the US president was "playing ultimatums" with Russia after Trump announced a new deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine of 10-12 days. Medvedev said that this approach could lead to war.
"The Associated Press" notes that it is not clear what consequences Trump's order will have for American nuclear submarines that patrol the world's hot spots.
Official Moscow is still silent about Trump's submarines
The tone for the scandal was set by a provocative statement by Dmitry Medvedev, to which the American president reacted impulsively
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