
A Russian propagandist has mocked the capabilities of the US Navy’s submarine fleet following Donald Trump’s decision to move two American nuclear submarines closer to Russia last week.
The move came after Trump was angered by remarks from Putin’s close ally Dmitry Medvedev, who criticized the US President for issuing the Kremlin an ultimatum for peace talks in Ukraine. According to The Daily Express, Trump had originally given Russia 50 days to conclude a deal or face punitive tariffs on oil exports, before reducing the timeline to “10 or 12 days”. The submarine deployment was seen as a show of force in response to Russian criticism, though Trump has a controversial history with military decisions of his negotiating tactics regarding the Ukraine conflict.