Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine

Putin signs new doctrine widening rules on nuclear weapons use

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on November 19 updating and expanding Moscow’s nuclear doctrine to allow for the use of atomic weapons in case of an attack on Russia by a nonnuclear actor that is backed by a nuclear power. The move comes just days after President Joe Biden reportedly gave Ukraine permission to use U.S.-supplied lon…

Russia approves new nuclear war doctrine

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Russia is again threatening the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine, as the country lowers its own threshold for when it might use those kinds of weapons. Russia’s move comes in response to a shift in U.S. policy regarding conventional U.S. made missiles in Ukraine. Earlier this week, the White House gave Ukraine the greenlight to use powerful, long-range U.S. missiles against military targets inside Russia. In response…

The amendment to the Russian nuclear doctrine denies Ukraine any security guarantees and prohibits it from joining any security alliance. This is according to the text of the document that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved on Tuesday in response to the West's approval of the use of ATACMS missiles deep inside Russian territory. Anyone who forms an alliance with Kyiv automatically becomes a target of Russia's nuclear deterrent. Countries …

The bar has been lowered for when Russia might consider a nuclear attack. This with the country's new nuclear doctrine, which was signed by Putin on Tuesday.

Putin lowers Russia’s threshold for using nuclear arms - West Hawaii Today

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered Russia’s threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, a long-planned move whose timing appeared designed to show the Kremlin could respond aggressively to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with American missiles.

Putin lowers threshold to use nuclear weapons

President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia's use of its nuclear weapons Tuesday, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles.