Putin lowers threshold of nuclear response as he issues new warnings to the West over Ukraine
, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. , was clearly aimed at discouraging the West from allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with and appears to significantly lower the threshold for the possible use of Russia’s nuclear arsenal. Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council that considered changes in the doctrine, Putin announced that a revised version of the document states that an attack against his ...
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