Trump repositions 2 nuclear submarines after comments from former Russian president

president Donald Trump He announced on Friday that he “ordered the positioning of two nuclear submarines in appropriate areas, and the following is a “highly provocative statement” issued by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Medvedev said earlier this week Trump’s new deadline Russia Ending the conflict with Ukraine is “a step toward war”.

“Based on the highly provocative statements of the former Russian president and now vice chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, I ordered the positioning of two nuclear submarines in the appropriate areas in case of these stupid and inflammatory statements,” Trump said in a post on the real society. ”

He added: “Voice is very important and often leads to unexpected consequences and I hope this is not one of them.”

Medvedev warns Trump for new deadline to end Russia-Ukraine conflict is “a step toward war”

Medvedev Ukraine In 10 to 12 days, the U.S. ends won’t be very good

“Trump is playing the last game with Russia: 50 days or 10 times… He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia is not Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new last game is a threat to war, not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country, but with his own country,” Medvedev said in an article on Monday. “Don’t walk along the sleepy Joe Road!”

When Trump announced on July 14 that he would sign “severe tariffs” against Russia if Moscow fails to agree to a peace deal within 50 days, Trump said on Monday that waiting for the time was futile in the stagnant negotiations.

“I’m going to complete a new deadline in about 10 to 10 days,” Trump told reporters in Scotland. “There is no reason to wait. That’s 50 days. I want to be generous, but we just can’t see any progress.”

Left: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered a speech to deputies at the plenary meeting of the United Russian Party Congress in Moscow, Russia on December 14, 2024; Right: U.S. President Donald Trump answered media members before he landed on the Marine Corps in Washington, DC on April 29, 2025, and then landed on the Marine Corps on the South Lawn of the White House (Left: Contributor/Getty Images; Correct: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Ukrainian Air Force said his frustration with Putin grew in recent weeks as there was no progress towards peace between Russia and Ukraine, a day after Russia launched more than 300 drones, four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles into Ukraine.

Trump also wrote on Truth Social Friday: “I have just been told that nearly 20,000 Russian soldiers died in the ridiculous war with Ukraine this month.

First responders inspected a damaged car near a multi-storey residential house, which was destroyed by a Russian missile on Thursday night, killing 31 civilians, including five children, in Kiev, Ukraine, on Friday, August 1, 2025. （AP/Efrem Lukatsky）

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“Russia has lost 112,500 soldiers since the beginning of this year. This is a lot of unnecessary deaths! However, Ukraine has also suffered a great deal. Since January 1, 2025, they have lost about 8,000 soldiers, a figure that does not include the disappearance,” the president added. “Ukraine also lost civilians, but with the Russian rockets falling into Kiev and other Ukrainian regions. It’s a war that never happens – it’s a war with Biden, not “Trump”. I’m just here to see if it can be stopped!”

Diana Stancy of Fox News contributed to the report.