The Russian and Chinese soldiers practiced in destroying an “enemy” submarine during joint maritime exercises on Wednesday, just a few days after President Donald Trump had moved a few nuclear submarines to Russia, a report said.
The exercises include IL-38 aircraft from the Russian Pacific Fleet and Chinese Y-8 Anti-Submariene aircraft, according to Reuters, And came after Trump announced last Friday that he ordered “two nuclear submarines who would be placed in the right regions” after “very provocative statements” of the former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
“As a result of effective joint actions, the ‘enemy’ submarine was immediately detected and mocked,” said the Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday after the naval exercises in the sea of Japan, Reuters reported. “After practicing anti-muting tasks, the crews of the Russian and Chinese ships thanked each other for their fertile work.”
Trump lifts veil on the American submarines in warning shot to Kremlin in ‘smart’ repositioning movement
President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on 8 May 2025 hands in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pavel Bednyakov)
White House Envoy Steve Witkoff is preparing for a trip to Russia on Wednesday, two days before Trump’s the Deadline of 8 August for Moscow to enter a ceasefiring -Fires with Ukraine or to be confronted with stiff sanctions.
On Sunday, Trump told reporters that nuclear submarines he ordered to combat Russia are now ‘in the region’.
Trump confirms that 2 nuclear submarines ‘in the region’ to prevent Russia
The Chinese navy-under-sea rescue ship XIHU participates in joint search and rescue exercises with the Russian navy as part of the “Maritime Interaction-2025” exercises, in the sea of Japan, released in this standing image of video on August 5, 2025. (Russian Ministry of Defense/Reuters)
MEDVEDEV said earlier last week that Trump’s new deadline for Russia to end the conflict with Ukraine is an extra ‘step towards war’.
“Based on the highly provocative statements of the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the vice chair of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I ordered two nuclear submarines that are placed in the correct regions, in case this foolish and inflammatory statements said.
Trump moved nuclear submarines to “suitable regions” near Russia after provocative comments from the Russian former President Dmitry Medvedev. (Left: Contributor/Getty images; Right: Win McName/Getty Images)
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“Words are very important and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those authorities,” he added.
