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By Euronews with AP
The revision of Moscow’s nuclear doctrine, announced on Wednesday, seemed to significantly lower the threshold for the possible use of Russia’s nuclear arsenal.
A revision of the Kremlin’s nuclear doctrine is actively intended to discourage Western countries from supporting an attack on Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dimitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
Peskov said that the changes made in the doctrine should be considered a “warning” to Ukraine’s allies, threatening that attacks on Russia would have “consequences”.
The changes made on Wednesday during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council confirmed that any attack on Russia supported by a nuclear power would be considered a “joint attack” on the country.
The alteration was clearly aimed at discouraging Western countries from giving Ukraine permission to use their weapons to strike deep into Russian territory — something that could constitute a serious escalation of the conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pushing hard for clearance from Washington, but the Biden administration has asked Ukraine to lay its combat objectives out more clearly before granting permission to launch long-range missiles at Russian targets.
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