Medvedev currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Notably, he is now a trusted ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump also rebuked Medvedev in July, accusing him of throwing around the "N (nuclear) word" after the Russian official criticised U.S. strikes on Iran and said "a number of countries" were ready to supply Iran with nuclear warheads.

Trump sends nuclear submarines near Russia in a bold response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. President Trump revealed he has repositioned two U.S. nuclear submarines after Medvedev referenced Russia’s “Dead Hand” nuclear retaliation system,