Putin launches new nuclear doctrine – adressa.no

Putin said on Wednesday that the changes mean Russia can use nuclear weapons if it is attacked by any state, and that any conventional attack on Russia backed by a nuclear power would be considered a “joint attack”.

The statements are placed in the context of Western countries’ support for Ukraine after the Russian invasion of the country in February 2022.

– It is proposed that aggression against Russia by a non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state, should be considered a joint attack on the Russian Federation, Putin said during a meeting of the Russian Security Council.

He added that Moscow would consider using nuclear weapons if it detected the start of a large-scale launch of missiles, aircraft or drones against the country.

Putin and other Russian leaders have on a number of occasions hinted at the possibility of using nuclear weapons in connection with the conflict in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak calls Putin’s actions nuclear blackmail.

– Russia no longer has any instruments left to frighten the world with, apart from nuclear blackmail. This instrument will not work, says Jermak.