Russia changes nuclear doctrine, accuses Ukraine of using US weapons to hit territory

Published November 19, 2024 10:42am ET



President Vladimir Putin has updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine days after President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the approval to use U.S.-provided weapons to hit targets deep into Russian territory.

A key component of Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine, which Putin approved on Tuesday, is that the country would view an act of aggression against Russia or its allies from a non-nuclear state, but with the support of a nuclear country, as a joint attack against themselves.

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