Putin Approves Changes To Russia's Nuclear Doctrine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved amendments to the country's nuclear doctrine, increasing the circumstances under which nuclear weapons can be used.

In a clear message to the West and Ukraine, Putin signed a regulation expanding Moscow's ability to use nuclear weapons on non-nuclear states if nuclear powers accept it.

This decision comes on the 1000th day of the Russia-Ukraine War when Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to launch long-range missiles farther into Russian territory.

Additionally, the Biden administration made a significant policy move by allowing Ukraine to employ US-built ATACMS missiles to strike targets inside Russia for the first time.

Krelim vowed

On Tuesday, the Kremlin vowed to defeat Ukraine, saying Western support for Kyiv would have no impact on the conflict and that Western aid "cannot affect the outcome of our operation. It continues and will be completed."

"The military operation against Kyiv continues," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russia "has always viewed nuclear weapons as a means of deterrence," and that they would only be deployed if Russia feels "forced" to, Peskov added.