OFFICIAL! Russian President Approves Updated Nuclear Doctrine, Two Days After US Opens Up Attack on Ukraine

On November 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially approved the updated nuclear doctrine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the updated nuclear doctrine on November 19. (Source: Pinterest)

According to TASS news agency, just a few weeks before the US presidential election on November 5, President Putin ordered a revision of the nuclear doctrine, stating that any conventional attack on Russia with the support of a nuclear power can be considered a joint attack on the country.

Two days after media reports that US President Joe Biden had lifted restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, Putin officially approved the updated doctrine.

Russia's nuclear doctrine, officially called Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence.

The basic principle of this doctrine is that the use of nuclear weapons is considered a last resort to protect the country's sovereignty.

According to TASS , the emergence of new military threats and risks has prompted Moscow to clarify the conditions for using nuclear weapons.

In particular, the revised doctrine expands the scope of states and military alliances subject to nuclear deterrence, as well as the list of military threats that require nuclear deterrence measures to neutralize.

Specifically, the document states that Russia will now consider any attack by a non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state, to be considered a joint attack by them on the Russian Federation.

Moscow also reserves the right to consider a nuclear response to a conventional weapons attack that violates Russia's sovereignty, a large-scale launch of enemy aircraft, missiles and drones targeting the country's territory, or their crossing of the Russian border and attacking the ally Belarus.

However, Russia still affirms its responsible attitude towards the issue of nuclear weapons and seeks to prevent their spread around the world. Moscow still considers the nuclear triad an important safeguard for Russia's security and a tool for maintaining global balance.

The current version of the nuclear doctrine was approved in June 2020. It is currently being revised based on analyses conducted by experts from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Security Council, and other government agencies over the past year.

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