Under the changes, a major attack on Russia by conventional missiles, drones or aircraft could meet the criteria for a nuclear response, as would an attack on Belarus or any critical threat to Russia’s sovereignty.
Any aggression against Russia by a state that is part of the coalition will be regarded by Moscow as aggression by the entire group.
The updates expand the number of countries and coalitions, as well as the types of military threats, depending on a possible nuclear response, according to the state-run TASS news agency.
Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons before, and Ukraine has criticized it as “nuclear-weapon-rattling” to deter its allies from further support.
But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that “we are firmly in favor of doing everything to prevent a nuclear war.”
Speaking at a news conference at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Mr Lavrov said the declaration signed by the group, which includes Russia, “clearly states that we want to move towards a world free of nuclear weapons “.
In announcing the changes, the Kremlin urged other countries to study the changes.
“This is a very important text,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports, adding that “it should be the subject of a very deep analysis.”
Russia was warned on Monday “relevant and sensitive” response to US President Joe Biden’s move to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles to strike the country.
Such an attack on Russian territory “would mean the direct participation of the United States and its satellites in military operations against Russia,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Peskov said Tuesday that the new doctrine was published “on time” and that Putin had asked for it to be updated earlier this year to “fit the current situation,” AP. reported, external.
