Russia, China Training by destroying “enemy” by days after Trump has deployed nuclear submarines

The Russian and Chinese soldiers practiced the destruction of an “enemy” submarine during the joint naval exercises on Wednesday, only a few days after President Donald Trump moved a pair of nuclear submarines to Russia, according to a report.

The exercises concerned IL-38 planes of the Russian Pacific fleet and Chinese planes Y-8 Anti-Sous-Marin, according to Reuters, And came after Trump announced last Friday that he “ordered the position of two nuclear submarines in the appropriate regions” following “of very provocative declarations” made by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

“Following effective joint shares, the” enemy “submarine was quickly detected and simulated,” the Russia Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday after naval exercises in the Japan Sea, Reuters reported. “After practicing anti-submarial tasks, the crews of Russian and Chinese ships thanked themselves for their fruitful work.”

The White House and the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comments from Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

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President Donald Trump, on the left, and Russian president Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese president Xi Jinping shaking hands in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025. (AP / Julia Demaree Nikhinson / Pavel Bednyakov)

The Witkoff Steve Witkoff’s envoy is preparing for a trip to Russia on Wednesday, two days before Trump’s August 8 deadline for Moscow to enter a ceasefire with Ukraine or faced with rigid sanctions.

Trump told journalists on Sunday that the nuclear submarines he ordered to counter Russia was now “in the region”.

Trump confirms that 2 nuclear submarines are “in the region” to counter Russia

The Chinese Navy Xihu’s underwater rescue ship participates in joint research and rescue exercises with the Russian navy as part of the “Maritime Interaction-2025” exercises in the Japan Sea, in this image still taken from the video published on August 5, 2025. (Russian Department of Defense / Reuters)

Medvedev declared earlier last week than Trump’s new deadline for Russia to end the conflict with Ukraine is an “step towards war”.

“Based on the very provocative declarations of the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the vice-president of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I ordered that two nuclear submarines are positioned in the appropriate regions, in case these stupid and inflammatory declarations are more than those,” said Trump then in a truth on Friday.

Trump moved nuclear submarines to “appropriate regions” near Russia after provocative comments from former Russia President Dmitry Medvedev. (Left: contributor / Getty Images; Right: Win McNamee / Getty Images)

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“Words are very important and can often have involuntary consequences, I hope it will not be one of these cases,” he added.

Diana Stanncey of Fox News, Danielle Wallace and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.