In 2020, President Vladimir Putin signed a nuclear doctrine outlining Russia’s principles for using nuclear weapons. As attacks on Ukraine intensified, Russia is now moving to revise this doctrine.
According to The Guardian, Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, told the TASS Agency, “We will revise our doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons.” Ryabkov added that “work is underway” and stressed a “clear intent to revise” the doctrine, linking this move to increased tensions with Western adversaries over the Ukraine conflict.
The doctrine, signed by Putin in 2020, permits Russia to use nuclear weapons in response to either a nuclear attack or a conventional attack that threatens the state’s survival.
Following these developments—mainly Western support for Ukraine and Ukraine attacks on Russian territory—some far-right factions in Russia have pressured the government to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, according to The Guardian.
On the same day, Ukrainian forces launched a significant drone attack. Authorities released footage on Telegram showing explosions and fires at power plants and refineries in Moscow. In response, the Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting 158 drones across 15 regions.
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