Putin officially approved a new nuclear doctrine — what is known

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has officially approved an updated nuclear doctrine. The document provides for a nuclear strike against a country that threatens Russia.

The document was published on the Russian legal information portal on Tuesday, November 19.

Russia's nuclear doctrine has been updated

The Kremlin leader signed a decree "On Approval of the Fundamentals of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence", which has already entered into force.

The updated version of the document states that the grounds for a nuclear strike may be "aggression against the Russian Federation and its allies by any non-nuclear state with the support of a nuclear state", which is considered a "joint attack on Russia".

A massive air attack by non-nuclear means, including drones, could also be the reason.

The doctrine states that "the aggression of any state of a military coalition against Russia or its allies is considered as aggression of this coalition as a whole".

As a reminder, on September 25, during a meeting of the Security Council, Russian leader Vladimir Putin proposed to amend Russia's nuclear deterrence doctrine.

Earlier, we wrote that Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, said that if Russia did not possess nuclear weapons, the Alliance could send troops to Ukraine.