Politicians and experts close to the Kremlin have downplayed the deployment of two US nuclear submarines near Russia, a move announced on Friday by President Donald Trump. The two submarines were "not a new threat" to Russia's national security,

The standoff between the United States and Russia has entered a volatile new phase, with U.S. President Donald Trump announcing the deployment of two nuclear submarines to undisclosed 'strategic locations' following incendiary remarks from top Russian official Dmitry Medvedev.

Security analysts called Trump's move a rhetorical escalation with Moscow, but not necessarily a military one, given that the United States already has nuclear-powered submarines that are deployed and capable of striking Russia.

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 social media post that called Medvedev’s statements highly provocative.

President Donald Trump condemned Russia's continued attacks against Ukraine as "disgusting" and "disgraceful" Thursday and said the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Moscow, but admits he's not sure they will have any effect.

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,

US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over