After the Republican reacts to the comments of Dmitri Medvedev, Russian presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov stated that the country ‘does not want to get involved in such a controversy’
Kremlin appealed on Monday for a demonstration of “great prudence” in nuclear threats after the US President, announced on Friday the sending of two submarines in response to the comments of former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev. “We believe that everyone should be very prudent in their statements on the nuclear theme,” said Russian presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov during a news conference. Peskov also stated that the two American submarines announced as sent by Trump “are already in service” permanently.
“We don’t want to be dragged to such a controversy,” he added. Trump made the decision on Friday as a reaction to former President Medvedev’s statements, who since the beginning of the offensive in Ukraine in 2022, has made several belligerent comments against western countries on social networks. The US president did not specify exactly where submarines would be sent, nor explained if they were submarines with nuclear propulsion or armed with atomic warheads.
Donald Trump, who adopted a conciliatory stance with his Russian homologist Vladimir Putin after his return to power in January, expressed his frustration in the last few weeks and threatened to impose new sanctions against If Moscow does not interrupt the offensive in Ukraine. Despite the moment of tension, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Russia this week, a few days after the deadline set by the United States President to his Russian counterpart. Peskov stated that the visit will be “important and useful.” “We are always happy to see Witkoff in Moscow and excited to be in contact with him,” he said, after indicating that he does not rule out the possibility of a meeting with Putin.
*With information from AFP