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Donald Trump has deployed two nuclear-powered submarines near Russia following inflammatory remarks from a senior Russian security official regarding his Ukraine war deadline. The military manoeuvre threat to Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine comes as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow over the President's demand for Russia to

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council and Chairman of the United Russia political party, delivers a speech during the party's congress in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2023. Sputnik/Yekaterina Shtukina/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.