India, Aug. 1 -- United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that the US would be deploying nuclear submarines, in response to "provocative" comments made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

Medvedev is also the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Trump said the nuclear submarines would 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," the US President said in a post on Truth Social.

This comes days after Medvedev, in a post on social media platform X, accused Trump of playing the "ultimatum ga...