President Donald Trump said he’s ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev, who raised the prospect of war online.
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Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev
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Trump says nuclear submarines ‘in the region’ of Russia
Trump said he has ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines following what he called "highly provocative statements" from Russia's Dmitry Medvedev
President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the appropriate regions” in response to statements from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
By Alejandra Jaramillo, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued a rare threat of nuclear escalation on Friday, saying he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be strategically positioned near Russia in response to what he said were aggressive remarks by Dmitry Medvedev, the the count…
President Donald Trump said he’s ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev, who raised the prospect of war online.
President Donald Trump issued a rare threat of nuclear escalation on Friday, saying he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be strategically positioned near Russia in response to what he
President Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to be relocated Friday in response to former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev's "highly provocative statements."
President Donald Trump said he ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to reposition following "highly provocative statements" from a senior Russian official.
US President Donald Trump said he ordered two nuclear submarines near Russia after what he called "foolish and inflammatory" statements from a former Russian president. DW has more.
US President Donald Trump said he ordered two nuclear submarines to "appropriate regions" after what he called "foolish and inflammatory" statements from a former Russian president. DW has more.
President Donald Trump said he "ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions" following "highly provocative statements" made by Russia's former president.
Trump posted on his social media site that based on the 'highly provocative statements' from Dmitry Medvedev he had 'ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.'
President Donald Trump said he ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines "in the appropriate regions" over "highly provocative statements" from Russian official Dmitry Medvedev
Trump ordered nuclear submarines to be “positioned in the appropriate regions” in response to “provocative statements” from Russian official Dmitry Medvedev.
