Russia said on Monday that everyone should be “very, very careful” about nuclear rhetoric, responding to a statement by US President Donald Trump that he had ordered the reposition of US nuclear submarines.
In his first public reaction to Trump’s comments, the Kremlin played his meaning and stated that he did not want to get into a public dispute with him.
Trump said on Friday that he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved to the “relevant regions” in response to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between nuclear armed opponents.
“In this case, it is obvious that US submarines are already at a combat duty. This is a continuing process, this is the first thing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“But in general, of course, we would not want to get involved in such a dispute and we would not want to comment on it in any way,” he said. “Of course, we believe that everyone should be very, very careful with nuclear rhetoric.”
The episode comes at a delicate moment, with Trump threatening to impose new sanctions on Russia and buyers of his oil, including India and China, unless President Vladimir Putin has agreed to end the 3½-year-old by Friday War in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump says he has ordered two nuclear submarines to approach Russia in response to comments on social media by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between nuclear armed opponents.
Putin said last week that peace negotiations have made some positive progress, but Russia has had momentum in the war, signaling a change in its position, despite the coming deadline.
Trump said he could send his envoy Steve Vikof to Russia on Wednesday or Thursday. Vitcof had long conversations with Putin on several previous visits, but failed to convince him to agree to the ceasefire.
The Kremlin declined to say that if his last offered trip was held at the request of Moscow and did not say what he hoped he could appear from him.
“We are always happy to see G -n Vitcof in Moscow and we are always happy that we have contacts with G -n Vitcof. We consider them important, meaningful and very useful,” Peskov said.
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Trump, who often promised to end the war within 24 hours while campaigning for the US Presidency last year, spoke about Putin in the past, but expressed increasing powerlessness from him from late.
Russia has strengthened the fierceness of its bombing attacks against Ukrainian cities, while three short sessions of direct peace talks in Turkey have made progress beyond the exchange of prisoners and dead of the war.
Some security analysts in both Russia and the West have criticized Trump for the escalation of online spitting with former President Medvedev-Arch-Huk, whose statements are often intended to shock and provoke the extent of public discussion of American nuclear unfolds.
US President Donald Trump has announced a 50-day deadline for Russia to reach a truce with Ukraine or face very heavy tariffs. In the meantime, Trump also promised renewed support for Ukraine – a move, welcomed by NATO allies.
Peskov, however, said Russia did not see Trump’s statement to note escalation in nuclear tension.
“We do not believe that we are now talking about some escalation. It is clear that very complex, very sensitive problems are discussed, which, of course, are very emotionally perceived by many people,” he said.
Peskov refused to answer directly when asked if the Kremlin had tried to warn Medvedev to reduce his online statements.
“The main, of course, is President Putin’s position,” he said.
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2025-08-04 12:03:25