President Trump confirmed Sunday that nuclear submarines “are within the area” two days after saying the U.S. was positioning two nuclear submarines near Russia.
“I’ve already put out a press release, and the reply is, they’re within the area, yeah, the place they must be,” Trump informed reporters whereas touring again to Washington when requested if the submarines had been deployed but.
The president introduced Friday he was positioning the two nuclear submarines in “applicable areas” close to Russia following “extremely provocative statements” from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
“Primarily based on the extremely provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who’s now the Deputy Chairman of the Safety Council of the Russian Federation, I’ve ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned within the applicable areas, simply in case these silly and inflammatory statements are extra than simply that,” Trump had stated in a Fact Social publish.
“Phrases are essential, and may usually result in unintended penalties, I hope this is not going to be a kind of cases,” the president added.
Trump on Thursday had issued a warning to Medvedev after he criticized the president’s international coverage to “watch his phrases.”
“Likewise, Russia and the USA do nearly no enterprise collectively. Let’s preserve it that means, and inform Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s nonetheless President, to look at his phrases. He’s coming into very harmful territory!” the president added.
The president on Sunday reiterated that his particular envoy Steve Witkoff deliberate to go to Russia within the coming days forward of plans to impose sanctions on Russia over its conflict with Ukraine.