If the Kremlin was hoping to instill fear among its Western foes by lowering the bar for its use of nuclear weapons, then it may have been disappointed Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revised nuclear doctrine lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The document states that "aggression of any state from a military ...
Under the doctrine, Russia could theoretically consider any major attack on its territory, even with conventional weapons, by non-nuclear-armed Ukraine sufficient to trigger a nuclear response ...
The leader of Russia, Vladimir Putin, responded to the move from the U.S. by stating that the bar has been lowered when it comes to the use of nuclear weapons in the war. “The Russian Federation ...
Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the bar for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons. A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that Ukraine had launched its first strikes with ATACMS missiles ...