No direct war started between the United States and Russia
As of August 2, 2025, there are no reports of a direct military conflict or "war" having started between the United States and Russia. While relations between the two countries are highly tense, a direct military confrontation has not occurred.
Escalating tensions and rhetoric
- Recent news indicates rising tensions between the US and Russia, marked by exchanges of threats and provocative statements between US President Donald Trump and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
- Trump recently ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in "the appropriate regions" following Medvedev's remarks about the risk of war between the two nuclear-armed countries. Security analysts, however, described this as a rhetorical escalation rather than a direct military one, noting that the US already has nuclear-powered submarines capable of striking Russia.
- These events follow a period of increasing strain in US-Russia relations, particularly exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and subsequent US support for Ukraine.
- The US has provided significant military and financial aid to Ukraine in response to the invasion, while also imposing sanctions on Russia.
- Recent actions by the second Trump administration, including a temporary pause in military aid to Ukraine and attempts to normalize relations with Russia, have also generated debate and concern.
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