Donald Trump has moved two nuclear submarines towards Russia in an escalating war of words with its former president. The US president said he had moved the nuclear weapons to regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

President Donald Trump has ordered nuclear submarines to be positioned near Russia in response to escalating threats from Moscow. Amid growing tensions over the Ukraine war, Trump and Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev traded blows this week,

President Trump said Friday that he’s repositioned two nuclear submarines following “highly provocative" statements from Russian officials.