Donald Trump says US nuclear submarines are being repositioned in response to "provocative statements" from Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev.
In a Truth Social post on Friday, Washington time, the US president wrote:
"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.