Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Sunday.
The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.
Some hawks among Russia’s military analysts have urged Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to “sober up” Russia’s enemies in the West.
Dog continues to bark.
The sound of rusty sabres being rattled.
They had to do something with all of those rusty Soviet AKs
Source is relevant.
You mean the Russian foreign minister?
The pug.
Sergei isn’t one of mine; he is a Chihuahua, and, may the Master and the Holy Bone forgive me for saying the word, probably part P*meranian too.
Oh right, I see now I got whooshed.