Washington, 1 August 2025 (dpa/MIA) - 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," Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social.

Where the submarines will be sent is unclear. In his post, Trump only referred to "appropriate regions."

"Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances," he said.

Trump and Medvedev have been publicly clashing for days. The dispute began after Trump gave Russia a new ultimatum for a ceasefire or peace agreement with Ukraine, shortening the deadline from 50 days tp 10 to 12. It now expires next week.

In response, Medvedev threatened a direct military confrontation between Russia and the United States, stating on the platform X that any ultimatum was a step towards war.

He also referred to Trump as "grandpa" and mocked him, saying the US president should remember the dangers of zombies when philosophizing about the death of the Indian and Russian economies.

Trump had previously stated that he intended to impose at least 25% tariffs and a "penalty" on India because it buys a lot of energy from Russia, calling both economies dead.