Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow's position on when it can consider using nuclear weapons could change imminently.
Putin said that "a number of clarifications ... defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons" are being made to Russia 's nuclear doctrine.
In opening remarks before a meeting with senior officials on Russia's nuclear deterrence on Wednesday, which wereand translated by NBC News, Putin said that "a number of clarifications ... defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons" are being made to the document that defines Russia's nuclear doctrine.
The latest comments on imminent changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, which sets out the conditions under which nuclear weapons can be used, have been widely seen as a warning to the West as certain allies — specifically the U.S. and the U.K. — consider whether to give Ukraine the green light to use long-range weaponry they've donated to Kyiv against military targets within Russia.
Putin seemed to directly reference Ukraine's possible future launching of long-rang missiles at Russia, saying Moscow would consider a nuclear response if it receives "credible information about a mass takeoff" of strategic of tactical planes toward Russia, or the launch of cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons or drones toward its territory.Moscow has hinted for months that it was making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons.
Spectators watch Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit driving along a road after a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024.
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