Trump: US nuclear submarines "closer to Russia"
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Donald Trump stated that he ordered two nuclear submarines to be placed closer to Russia. This happened after Dmitry Medvedev mentioned nuclear weapons, which, according to Trump, is an absolute threat.
US President Donald Trump told Newsmax on Friday that he ordered two nuclear submarines to be placed "closer to Russia," UNN writes.
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In an exclusive interview for the Finnerty program at the White House, Trump said his "eyes light up" when nuclear weapons are mentioned, in this case by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council.
"Well, the former president of Russia, who is now heading one of the most important councils, Medvedev, said some very bad things, talking about nuclear weapons. And when you mention the word 'nuclear,' you know, my eyes light up, and I say, 'We better be careful,' because it's an absolute threat," Trump said.
On Thursday, in his Telegram post, Medvedev warned Trump to remember "his favorite 'walking dead' movies" and mentioned the Soviet system for a nuclear strike.
"He shouldn't have said that. (...) He also said something in the past. So we always want to be ready. So I sent two nuclear submarines to the region. I just want to make sure his words are just words and nothing more," Trump said.
He was asked if the submarines were closer to Russia.
They are closer to Russia. Yes, they are closer to Russia
Trump went on to condemn the "terrible situation" of Russia's war in Ukraine.
"This is [former President Joe] Biden's war. This is not my war. This war would have never happened. It didn't happen for four years. It was never even talked about other than anything I had conversations with Putin," Trump said. "It was the apple of his eye, but he wasn't going to go into Ukraine. And I will say this, that's a war that should end. That's a terrible war."
The new deadline set by Trump for Russia to mediate a ceasefire with Russia is August 8. He said that if an agreement is not reached, "we will impose sanctions, and he is quite good at dealing with sanctions. He knows how to avoid sanctions."