Donald Trump escalated tensions with Russia by ordering two U.S. nuclear submarines to reposition themselves near Russian waters.

Donald Trump has deployed two nuclear-powered submarines near Russia following inflammatory remarks from a senior Russian security official regarding his Ukraine war deadline. The military manoeuvre threat to Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine comes as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow over the President's demand for Russia to

President Donald Trump has ordered nuclear submarines to be positioned near Russia in response to escalating threats from Moscow. Amid growing tensions over the Ukraine war, Trump and Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev traded blows this week,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington.

On Monday, Trump said he would now give Putin 10 to 12 days, meaning he wants peace efforts to make progress by Aug. 7-9.

Lukashenko publicly dismissed Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war — with Russian President Vladimir Putin notably nodding in agreement. Lukashenko criticized the former U.S.