Putin's spokesman comments on changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine

(26 Sep 2024)
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2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"It's a signal warning those countries about the consequences in case of their involvement in an attack on our countries with various assets, not necessarily nuclear ones."

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4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"Sober-minded heads of state, politicians and analysts have already understood perfectly well the seriousness of President Putin's statements. Especially when it comes to such things as an unprecedented confrontation provoked by the direct involvement of Western countries, including nuclear-armed countries, in the conflict around Ukraine."

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SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"Of course, nuclear deterrence is being revised taking into account those elements of tension that are developing along the perimeter of our borders. When it will be published, I cannot answer you about that."
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STORYLINE:
Changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine are intended to discourage Ukraine's Western allies from supporting attacks on Russia, the Kremlin said Thursday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the revisions in the document announced by President Vladimir Putin are a “signal warning those countries about the consequences in case of their involvement in an attack on our countries with various assets, not necessarily nuclear ones.”

In a strong, new message to the West, Putin said Wednesday that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

The threat, outlined in a revision of Moscow’s nuclear doctrine, was clearly aimed at discouraging the West from allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with longer-range weapons and appears to significantly lower the threshold for the possible use of Russia’s nuclear arsenal.

Speaking during a meeting that discussed changes in the nuclear doctrine, Putin didn’t specify whether the modified document envisages a nuclear response to such an attack, but he emphasized that Russia could use nuclear weapons in response to a conventional assault posing a “critical threat to our sovereignty,” a vague formulation that leaves broad room for interpretation.

Russia is making slow but steady gains in Ukraine as the conflict grinds through its third year, and the Kremlin is seeking to discourage stronger Western support for Kyiv.

Putin emphasized that the revised doctrine spells out conditions for using nuclear weapons in greater detail, noting they could be used in case of a massive air attack.

The new phrasing holds the door open to a potential nuclear response to any aerial attack -- a deliberate ambiguity intended to make the West more reluctant to allow longer-range strikes.





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