# @thevigilantheroes on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM4fFTlOzVb
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-03T06:20:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Vigilant Heroes (@thevigilantheroes) — https://gondola.cc/thevigilantheroes

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In a sharp warning to Moscow, on Friday President Donald Trump ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to reposition (presumably closer to Russia) following inflammatory remarks by Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev. The move is another example of the growing tensions between Washington and the Kremlin as diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine conflict have stalled.
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“Based on the highly provocative statements from Medvedev,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that.”
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Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s National Security Council, has become a regular voice of nuclear threats and anti-Western tirades since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022—marking a stark reversal from his more moderate presidential tenure (2008–2012). Analysts suggest his rhetoric is aimed at pleasing President Putin and Russia’s military hardliners.
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The clash escalated further after the U.S. president called Medvedev a “failed former President of Russia” and told him to “watch his words.” Medvedev quickly responded, doubling down on his rhetoric: “Russia is right on everything and will continue to go its own way.”
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U.S. nuclear subs routinely patrol off the coasts of global hotspots, but Trump’s public order coincides with strong rhetoric and a ticking clock. The administration’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is now in Moscow pressing for a ceasefire in Ukraine after Trump gave Putin 50 days to sign on— he’s since shortened that to 10 days...the deadline expires next week.
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If no progress is made, harsher economic sanctions and an expansion of NATO-coordinated arms shipments to Ukraine were promised....notably, this is not the first online/verbal clash between Trump and Medvedev—but it may be the most consequential yet as it’s now ‘gone nuclear’—it’s not clear what the next 10 days will hold...but we’ll keep you updated: thevigilantheroes
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