August 1st, Donald Trump appeared visibly angry as he announced a major strategic deployment against Russia on social media.
On the \"True Social\" network, Trump's angry post read:
\"Former Russian President Medvedev (now Deputy Chairman of the Security Council) made provocative remarks. I have ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines in relevant areas to prevent further escalation of these foolish and provocative statements.\" Trump did not specify where the submarines would be deployed.
The incident occurred on July 29th, shortly after Trump concluded his visit to the UK and prepared to return to the US aboard Air Force One. Before boarding, he sent a final ultimatum to Russia: \"Starting today, there are 10 days left before we impose tariffs... I don't know if this will affect Russia, as they might want to maintain the conflict.\"
The original deadline given to Russia was 50 days, but Trump impulsively compressed it to 10 days, meaning if Putin does not cease fire by August 8th, the US will impose 100% tariffs on Russia and take other corresponding sanctions.
After issuing the ultimatum, Trump received no response from Putin, but Medvedev preemptively responded to Trump's action: \"Every new ultimatum is a threat, a step toward war.\"
Medvedev's response was firm, suggesting that Trump's threats could lead to direct confrontation between the two countries, increasing the risk of direct confrontation between the US and Russia. In responding to Trump, Medvedev also compared Trump unfavorably to Biden, advising Trump not to follow Biden's lead.
Trump was furious at Medvedev's remarks and subsequently lambasted him on social media, mocking Medvedev as not being a good former president and advising him to watch his words. Despite Trump's social media outburst, his anger remained unabated, and the next day he announced the deployment of two nuclear submarines.
Following Trump's angry deployment of nuclear submarines, the office of the Ukrainian President's Chief of Staff, Yermak, immediately commented: \"It seems that Medvedev still doesn't believe that vodka won't lead to a good outcome.\"
Yermak's implication was that Medvedev's comments were drunken ramblings, which unexpectedly provoked Trump. The Ukrainian Chief of Staff also supported Trump's actions against Russia's threats, advocating for strength in response to Russia.
Indeed, Medvedev has a liking for vodka and often comments on international affairs after drinking. Russian social media has previously reported similar incidents. Medvedev once threatened to wage nuclear war against NATO, but it turned out to be mere drunken talk.
Is Medvedev again speaking under the influence? What is Putin's attitude towards Medvedev's words? How will Russia respond to Trump's deployment of nuclear submarines? Putin has not yet commented on the matter, but it is clear that this incident is far more than just drunken talk.
Medvedev's words should be seen as speaking on behalf of Putin to a certain extent. Trump's anger is not simply because of Medvedev's remarks; the fundamental reason lies in Trump's dissatisfaction with Russia and Putin. Trump has been eager to mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict but has been unsuccessful, leaving him frustrated. Medvedev's remarks ignited his anger, prompting Trump to vent his frustration in this manner. However, to truly use nuclear submarines for direct confrontation, the US dare not open fire on Russian nuclear submarines.
Currently, there is one U.S. submarine with a clear direction, the Ohio missile nuclear submarine, which was still docked in Australia a few days ago. If Trump mobilizes nuclear submarines, there is a good chance that the submarine will be sent north. The location is likely near the North Atlantic, as the recent North Pacific earthquake, which is still an important number, the're
