Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
apnews.com
President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, following U.S.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28311786

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.

The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, reflects Putin’s readiness to threaten use of the country’s nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine.

  • Dorkyd68@lemmy.world
    111·
    1 month ago

    This dude is “the boy who called wolf” of world leaders. Putin " I’m gonna nuke you if I don’t get my way" vs rest of the world “mmmkay baby putin, you do that”