President Donald Trump said on Friday he's ordered two nuclear submarines to move in the "appropriate regions" in response to what he called "highly provocative statements" from the deputy chair of Russia's security council, Dmitry Medvedev.
Trump announced the move in a post to his social media platform. He did not specify in the post exactly where the submarines would be going, or what capabilities the submarines have.
"Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, 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.
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