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US president Donald Trump has shared his choler pursuing 'highly provocative' comments by erstwhile Russian president Dmitry Medvedev arsenic helium revealed he's deploying 2 atomic submarines to the 'appropriate regions'.
It follows a station connected Twitter by Medvedev, who was the Russian president from 2008 to 2012, earlier being ousted by Putin.
He is known for posting arguable remarks aimed astatine Western countries.
Trump has responded to the 'inflammatory' comments by saying helium has moved 2 atomic submarines, but did not accidental wherever to, successful enactment with accustomed US subject protocol.
The president responded connected Truth Social, arsenic helium deed retired astatine Medvedev for his remarks, amid increasing fears that war is looming.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has angered Donald Trump with his remarks (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
What has Russia said astir Trump?
Trump has antecedently set a deadline for the existent Russian President Vladimir Putin to extremity the warfare with Ukraine by 8 August.
Earlier successful the week helium projected a '10 oregon 12' time deadline, which comes aft helium threatened to hike up tariffs against Russia's lipid exports if Putin did not bring an extremity to the war, oregon a ceasefire, successful 50 days.
In effect to these claims, Medvedev posted connected Twitter claiming 'each caller ultimatum is simply a menace and a measurement towards war."
He described Trump's words arsenic 'theatrical' and said that Russia 'didn't care' astir Trump's 'ultimatum game'.
“Trump’s playing the ultimatum crippled with Russia: 50 days oregon 10,” Medvedev wrote.
“He should retrieve 2 things: 1. Russia isn’t Israel oregon adjacent Iran. 2. Each caller ultimatum is simply a menace and a measurement towards war. Not betwixt Russia and Ukraine, but with his ain country.
“Don’t spell down the Sleepy Joe road!” helium added, making a notation to erstwhile US president Joe Biden.
Putin has antecedently said: "We request a lasting and unchangeable bid connected coagulated foundations that would fulfill some Russia and Ukraine, and would guarantee the information of some countries,” but has not agreed to presumption that Ukraine find acceptable.
(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Why has Trump ordered atomic submarines?
Trump reacted to Medvedev's messages connected Truth Social, blasting: “Based connected the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is present the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I person ordered 2 Nuclear Submarines to beryllium positioned successful the due regions, conscionable successful lawsuit these foolish and inflammatory statements are much than conscionable that."
Trump added: "Words are precise important, and tin often pb to unintended consequences, I anticipation this volition not beryllium 1 of those instances".
He told reporters aboriginal connected Friday: "A menace was made, and we didn't deliberation it was appropriate. So I person to beryllium precise careful.
"I bash that connected the ground of information for our people. A menace was made by a erstwhile president of Russia. And we're going to support our people."
He antecedently wrote that the struggle was 'Biden's', which helium insisted 'should person ne'er happened — This is Biden’s War, not 'TRUMP’s.' I’m conscionable present to spot if I tin halt it!”
The POTUS did not accidental whether the submarines helium was referring to are nuclear-powered oregon nuclear-armed.
He besides lashed retired astatine Medvedev, calling him 'the failed erstwhile president of Russia, who thinks he's inactive president'.
Trump warned him to 'watch his words', and said 'he's entering precise unsafe territory!'
Meanwhile, helium besides called Putin's attacks connected civilian areas 'disgusting'.
Experts person responded to the comments astir the atomic submarines (Getty Stock Images)
What person experts said astir Trump’s move?
Some experts are calling Trump's messages a 'rhetorical escalation' with Moscow, but pointed retired that the US had already deployed nuclear-powered submarines.
Medvedev besides warned of 'dead hand' threat, which subject experts judge is simply a notation to a Russian codename for their retaliatory atomic strikes power system.
According to Reuters, the U.S. Navy and the Pentagon declined to remark astir Trump's remarks, oregon to corroborate if the submarines had been moved.
Daryl Kimball is the enforcement manager of the Arms Control Association advocacy group, and helium called the remarks 'irresponsible and inadvisable.'
"No person oregon lawman person should beryllium threatening atomic war, fto unsocial successful a juvenile mode connected societal media," helium added.
Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists confirmed that the submarines person ever been deployed and the actions mentioned successful the President's posts are thing new.
"The subs are ever determination each the clip and don't request to beryllium moved into position. He grants Medvedev a effect to these brainsick statements."
A erstwhile elder Pentagon official, Evelyn Farkas, thinks fears of warfare are being overplayed: "It's truly signaling. It's not the opening of immoderate atomic confrontation and cipher reads it arsenic such. And I would ideate the Russians don't either."
