Russia's Medvedev praises Trump but questions US submarine threat


Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends an interview with Reuters, TASS and WarGonzo in the Moscow region, Russia January 29, 2026. Dmitry Medvedev's Secretariat/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy ‌chairman of Russia's Security Council, praised U.S. President Donald Trump as an effective leader who was seeking peace but ‌added that Moscow had seen no trace of nuclear submarines Trump said he moved to Russian shores.

Trump, who ‌has said he wants to be remembered as a "peacemaker" president, has repeatedly said that a peace deal to end the Ukraine war is close, and a new round of U.S.-Russian-Ukrainian talks is scheduled for this week in Abu Dhabi.

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