The Kremlin has reacted for the first time to Trump's decision to send nuclear submarines to the region near Russia. In a statement to the media, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that all sides should be careful about nuclear rhetoric. The Kremlin spokesman played down Trump's announcement last Friday that he had ordered two submarines to be moved to "the appropriate regions" in response to remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between nuclear-armed adversaries.
"In this case, it is clear that American submarines are already on combat duty - this is standard procedure. But in general, we would prefer not to get involved in such debates or comment on this issue. We are extremely careful with any statements regarding nuclear issues. As you know, Russia maintains a responsible position." Of course, we think that everyone should be very careful with nuclear rhetoric. There can be no winners in a nuclear war. This is the main idea of our position. We do not believe that the current situation is an escalation of any kind," said Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman.
Peskov declined to answer directly when asked whether the Kremlin had tried to warn Medvedev to tone down his online feud with Trump.
"Listen, in every country, members of the leadership... have different views on the events that are taking place, different positions. There are people who are very, very tough in the United States of America and in European countries, so this is always the case. But the main thing, of course, is the position of President (Vladimir) Putin," he said. "You know that in our country, foreign policy is formulated by the head of state, that is, President Putin," Peskov stressed.
Donald Trump said yesterday that US nuclear submarines "are in the region", two days after announcing that the Pentagon was positioning them near Russia. The Hill reports this. "I have already made a statement and the answer is that they are in the region, yes, where they should be," Trump told the media upon his return to Washington when asked if the submarines had already been deployed. Trump had announced the positioning of the submarines in "appropriate regions" near Russia on Friday after "very provocative statements" by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. (A2 Televizion)
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