In a direct warning to the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that any conventional attack on Russia by any country backed by a nuclear force would be considered a joint attack on his country.
Putin’s announcement came as the Biden administration announced $375 million in additional security assistance to Ukraine, including air-to-ground weapons and ammunition for missile systems, artillery, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
The warning came during a meeting of the Russian Security Council, where Putin announced changes to the country’s nuclear doctrine.
Putin said the revised version of the document states that any attack on his country by a non-nuclear power “with the participation or support of a nuclear power” will be considered “a joint attack on the Russian Federation.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo farm near Moscow. (Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Putin stressed that the amended doctrine defines the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons in more detail, noting that they could be used in the event of a large-scale air attack.
“The conditions for Russia’s move to use nuclear weapons are clearly defined” in the reviews, he said.
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“We will consider such a possibility when we receive reliable information about the massive launch of air and space offensive means beyond our state borders,” Putin added, citing “strategic and tactical aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, hypersonic and other flying vehicles.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
The Kremlin’s review of its nuclear response doctrine has opened the door for a major nuclear power to relax its declarative policy, which “would not be good at all,” an expert has warned.
“Whether you think this is a bluff or not, it’s never a good thing when a major nuclear power relaxes the terms of its stated policy for using nuclear weapons,” said Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, in a post on X.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken late Wednesday announced a $375 million aid package for Ukraine.
President Biden addresses the United Nations General Assembly earlier this week in New York City. (Getty Images)
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“The United States is committed to Ukraine’s defense against brutal Russian aggression,” Blinken said in a statement. “We will deploy this new assistance as quickly as possible to help Ukraine protect its territory and its people.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris in Washington on Thursday to discuss allowing his troops into Ukraine. Use long range weapons. To strike deeper into Russia.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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