Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.President Vladimir Putin, shown speaking in Kazan, Russia on Oct. 24, first announced planned changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine in September.
Asked about whether the updated doctrine was deliberately issued on the heels of the U.S. decision to ease restrictions on Ukraine using its longer-range missiles to strike Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the document was published "in a timely manner" and that Putin instructed the government to update it earlier this year so that it is "in line with the current situation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a virtual address to European lawmakers in Brussels to mark the 1,000th day, urging them to continue to aid Ukraine's defence, and warning that Russia could draw uponIncludes countries who support attack from a nuclear power At the same time, it spells out conditions for using nuclear weapons in greater detail compared to the previous version of the doctrine, noting they could be used in case of a massive air attack involving ballistic and cruise missiles, aircraft, drones and other flying vehicles.
Russian forces claimed the capture of the Ukrainian settlement of Novoselydivka in Eastern Ukraine, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, citing the defence ministry.After nearly three years of bombardments, many Ukrainians welcome having the ability to strike back deeper into Russian territory as the U.S. is warned not to further escalate the war.
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