Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president, recently made inflammatory statements that drew a warning from US President Donald Trump. In response to Medvedev's online threats, Trump ordered two US nuclear submarines to reposition closer to Russia. Despite Medvedev's lack of power to order nuclear actions, he reacted with a remark implying that the US response indicates Russia's correctness in its stance. Trump previously challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure a peace deal with Ukraine, which Medvedev dismissed. Experts indicate that Trump's warning highlights that nuclear weapons are not just for Russia alone and holds symbolic significance.
I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that, Trump wrote.
If some words of Russia's former president cause such a nervous response from the oh-so-scary US president, it means that Russia is right about everything and will keep going its own way, Medvedev wrote.
Trump's warnings send a signal to the Kremlin, but the noise around the submarines has no military significance.
What matters far more is that Trump's words served as a reminder that nuclear weapons are not Moscow's monopoly, according to Boris Bondarev.
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