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,

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The president’s announcement comes amid growing frustration with Moscow and his social media spat with a top Putin associate.