US President Donald Trump confirmed that nuclear submarines “are in the region” two days after saying the U.S. was positioning two nuclear submarines close to Russia.

Axar.az informs, citing Hill, “I’ve already put out a statement, and the answer is, they are in the region, yeah, where they have to be,” Trump told reporters while traveling back to Washington when asked if the submarines had been deployed yet.

The president announced Friday he was positioning the two nuclear submarines in “appropriate regions” near Russia following “highly provocative statements” from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

On July 28 Medvedev stated that that the U.S. leader was playing an “ultimatum game” with Moscow.

"1. Russia isn't Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don't go down the Sleepy Joe road!" he wrote on X.