WASHINGTON (AP) — In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, who has raised the prospect of war online.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the relocation of two US nuclear submarines after former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev posted on social media, hinting at a nuclear escalation, reports CNN. The reason was Moscow's dissatisfaction with the deadline that Trump set for the Kremlin to achieve peace in Ukraine - otherwise,

"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. US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.