President Putin's revised nuclear doctrine reflects a significant strategic shift by lowering the threshold for nuclear weapon use, particularly in response to perceived threats from Ukraine backed by the U.S.
Putin emphasized that Russia reserves the right to use nuclear arms in scenarios where a critical threat to its sovereignty arises, especially from conventional attacks supported by a nuclear power.
The new doctrine suggests that Russia might retaliate with nuclear capabilities not only against Ukraine but also against the United States, considering any aggression against Russia or its allies as a joint attack.
Dmitri Peskov highlighted the doctrine’s language, particularly that aggression involving a nuclear state against a non-nuclear state, like Ukraine, could trigger a nuclear response, underlining the seriousness of this strategy.
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