Donald Trump moves submarines towards Russia following 'highly provocative' comments from ex-Russian president
Mr Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, taunted with Mr Trump and his threats towards Russia over a Ukraine ceasefire.
'Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war,' Mr Medvedev said on X.
Following the post, the President took to Truth Social to announce he had 'ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that'.
'Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances.'
Mr Trump did not specify what he meant by "nuclear submarines". Submarines may be nuclear-powered or armed with nuclear missiles.
He also did not indicate which specific statement made by Mr Medvedev prompted the retaliation.
Mr Medvedev served as Russian president from 2008 to 2012.
Mr Trump and Mr Medvedev have exchanged taunts in recent days after the US President on Tuesday said Russia had '10 days from today" to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine or be hit with tariffs, along with its oil buyers.
Medvedev on Thursday said Trump should remember Moscow possessed Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort, after Trump told Medvedev to "watch his words".
Moscow, which has set out its own terms for peace in Ukraine, has given no indication it will comply with Trump's deadline of August 8.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, he hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in Russia's favour.
He made no reference to the deadline.
Mr Trump, who in the past touted good relations with Putin, has expressed mounting frustration with the Russian leader, accusing him of "bullsh**" and describing Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as disgusting.
Mr Medvedev has emerged as one of the Kremlin's most outspoken anti-Western hawks since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in 2022.
Trump also rebuked Medvedev in July, accusing him of throwing around the "N (nuclear) word" after the Russian official criticised US strikes on Iran and said "a number of countries" were ready to supply Iran with nuclear warheads.
Only six countries operate nuclear-powered submarines: the US, the UK, Russia, China, France and India.
The US Navy has 71 commissioned submarines including 53 fast attack submarines, 14 ballistic-missile submarines, and four guided-missile submarines.
All of them are nuclear-powered, but only some carry nuclear weapon-tipped missiles.
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