Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Sunday.

The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.

Some hawks among Russia’s military analysts have urged Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to “sober up” Russia’s enemies in the West.

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  • riodoro1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5120·
    4 months ago

    Nato will write a sternly worded letter. Biden will SLAM putin for it. The EU will try to pass chat control.

    • chingadera@lemmy.worldEnglish
      172·
      4 months ago

      I don’t think that everyone is ready to cry right after reading this comment. Pls delete

    • rusticus@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      4 months ago

      Ironically Biden was the one who knew Russia would attack Ukraine and spent MONTHS preparing Ukraine for it, which is why it wasn’t over in 3 days. We have also prepped for nuclear escalation. This is what real leaders do. Trump would just continue to give Putin a blow job.