Russia has said the agenda of Washington, and the “collective West” has forced the country to change its nuclear doctrine.
The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in case of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.
The new revisions have not been detailed but come “against the backdrop of the challenges and threats provoked by the countries of the so-called collective West”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said today.
Moscow is taking into account the possibility of Ukraine using US-supplied long-range weapons in its attacks deep into the Russian territory, he added.
Russia’s foreign ministry also warned the West and Ukraine this morning that Moscow will give an immediate response in the event of long-range strikes on Russian territory by Ukraine.
Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, said the response would be “extremely painful”.
She also said the West “should think about the risks of further escalation of the Ukraine conflict” and that Western politicians are losing touch with reality.
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