In 2017, during his first term as US president, Trump announced that he had sent two nuclear submarines to the Korean peninsula. Soon afterwards, he held a meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. Whether this latest move will lead to a new meeting with Putin is yet to be seen, however.

Dmitry Medvedev said President Trump is "playing the ultimatum game with Russia" in pressuring for an end to the war on Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines in response to his ongoing dispute with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. This is being done "just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,