Overview

• Speaking to senior officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Trump said he moved “a submarine or two” near Russia, called U.S. boats undetectable, and claimed the United States is decades ahead in submarine technology.
• Trump referred to nuclear threats as “the N‑word,” a phrasing that drew criticism from civil rights advocates, including the NAACP, for trivializing nuclear diplomacy and alluding to a slur.
• Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the submarine claim as a bluff, quipping that it is “hard to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat,” according to TASS.
• At the Valdai forum in Sochi, Putin said providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would be impossible without direct U.S. involvement and would mark a new stage of escalation in relations with Washington.
• U.S. deliberations on long‑range support for Kyiv continue, with Vice President JD Vance saying Tomahawks are under consideration and reporting indicating the administration has approved intelligence support for deeper strikes inside Russia, though no missile decision has been announced.