In his most recent exchange with Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev, US President Donald Trump has decreed that two nuclear submarines be flown closer to Russia.
Trump claimed on his platform Truth Social on Friday that the submarine movements were prompted by Medvedev’s “highly provocative statements” this week.
Medvedev had earlier urged Trump to be aware of “how dangerous the fabled “Dead Hand” can be in reference to Russia’s nuclear weapons system during the Cold War.
In case these obscene and uproarious statements are more than that, Trump wrote, “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions.”
I hope this will not be one of those situations where words are very significant and can frequently have unintended consequences.
Trump and Medvedev have recently engaged in an escalating verbal spat with one another, who is currently the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council under current President Vladimir Putin.
Putin and Medvedev were close friends when they were elected presidents from 2008 to 2012. Medvedev served as his prime minister from 2012 to 2020 when Putin assumed office.
Trump has since started criticizing Medvedev, a well-known war hawk, as he has gotten more and more angry with Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Both men have made concessions about the nuclear capabilities of their respective nations, and their exchanges have become more heated.
A verbal war
Trump switched from a discussion of trade between Russia and India to an attack on Medvedev for his sabre-rattling remarks earlier this week in a social media post.
What India does with Russia doesn’t matter to me. For the love of my life, Trump wrote that they could combine their dead economies.
“Russo and the USA have hardly any business together. Let’s keep things simple and pass on Medvedev’s words to the man who believes he is still in charge of the failed former Russian president. He’s entering “very dangerous” territory!
Medvedev has also shown that he enjoys the US president’s provocation.
In a post on Telegram, Medvedev said, “Russia is doing everything right and will continue to proceed along its own path” if some words from the former Russian president sputter such a nervous reaction from the then-honorable president of the United States.
In an apparent nod to the destruction that Russia has the authority to cause, Medvedev then made a reference to the zombie apocalypse television show The Walking Dead.
Let Trump recall his favorite movies about the “Walking Dead,” and to the “dead economy” of India and Russia and “entry into dangerous territory.”
Not for the first time have Trump and Medvedev discussed their feud online this week. The two men also engaged in physical combat in late June.
Did I hear former Russian President Medvedev impromptuly banging on the “N word” (Nuclear)? ), and asserting that Iran would receive nuclear weapons from other nations. Trump published a letter on June 23.
He then cited Iran’s recent US attack as an example of how the nation might respond to other threats.
“Our Nuclear Submarines are by far the strongest and best equipment we have, 20 years ahead of the pack,” Trump wrote in a statement. They are “the most deadly and powerful weapons ever created.”
He also criticized Medvedev’s handling of the situation under Putin, saying that he was wrong to make threats.
Trump made a joke about Putin, saying, “I suppose that’s why he’s “THE BOSS.”
Concerns about the war in Ukraine
The high stakes back-and-forth comes as Trump grows more and more annoyed with Ukraine’s slow progress toward peace.
A slow-moving conflict has been brewing in the nation since February 2022 as Ukraine tries to halt a full-scale invasion from Russia.
Trump’s administration has publicly urged the Republican leader to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and he entered his second term as president with the pledge to be a “peacemaker and unifier.”
However, his efforts to resolve the Ukraine-Russian conflict have been unsuccessful.
Trump himself faced criticism at the beginning of his second term for allegedly undermining Ukraine’s cause, accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of being a “dictator” and making an ostensible offer to Russia, including annexing Ukrainian territory.
In contrast, Trump initially addressed Putin in a friendly manner, telling Zelenskyy that Putin had experienced “a hell of a lot” with him during a tumultuous Oval Office meeting.
Trump has threatened Russia with sanctions as the war progresses, but that relationship appears to have cooled in recent months. He announced on July 28 that Russia would have “10 or 12 days” to end its offensive, or the penalties would be severed.
Trump then criticized Russia’s continued military action on Thursday as it shelled Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
“Russia,” I find what they’re doing to be revolting. He claimed that it was repulsive.
However, Medvedev has previously referred to Trump’s deadlines as “theatrical” and claimed that “Russia didn’t care” about the threats. He also warned that Trump’s aggressive foreign policy may have a negative impact on his supporters who put “America First” in office.
Medvedev wrote earlier this week on the social media platform X that “Trump is playing the ultimatum game with Russia.”
