Posted on 09/27/2024 2:33:16 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman has chillingly warned the surprise change to Russia's nuclear weapons doctrine was intended to send a "signal" to the West.
On Wednesday, Putin warned Russia could respond to conventional missile strikes with nuclear weapons, effectively lowering the threshold for a strike and putting the world on a path toward nuclear war.
The Russian leader also indicated that Moscow would treat any attack backed by a nuclear-armed country as a coordinated assault.
That means if the Kremlin deems a Ukrainian assault on Russian soil using US, French, or British missiles to represent a "critical threat" to Russia’s sovereignty, Moscow will consider Kyiv’s Western allies as the attackers too.
On Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed updates had been made to Russia's nuclear doctrine, in a document titled 'The Foundations of State Policy in the Sphere of Nuclear Deterrence'.
When asked if these changes were intended as a message to the West, Peskov said: "This should be considered a definite signal," according to the Kyiv Independent.
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Chasiv Yar by Victory Day! lol!
Donbas by October 1st!
What 72nd Brigade in Vuhledar doink?
LOL!
What Kursk surround doink?
Kharkiv by July 1st!
What Toretsk doink?
+1
Yes. Different era with a country that no longer exists.
Get yourself updated Marcus.
Mongols never change their stripes.
Surely Prozac helps, doesn't it?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
“In Russia, Reagan remembered for helping bring down Soviet Union’
How dare you cite Ronald Reagan. Reagan was a liberator. He didn’t want to hurt the people of the Soviet Union. You want to destroy Russia and kill as many as you can. That’s the huge difference.
Dear Putin,
When you are on a losing streak, the last thing you want to do is raise the stakes.
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