Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

“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 said in a post on Truth Social.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto; Editing by Doina Chiacu)