Putin Lowers Threshold Of Nuclear Weapons Use In Dramatic Warning Aimed At NATO

At a moment the West - especially the US and UK - are still mulling whether to allow Ukraine forces to attack Russian territory using NATO-provided long-range missiles, President Vladimir Putin has just issued a hugely significant statement regarding his country's nuclear doctrine.

Putin on Wednesday very clearly lowered the threshold regarding Russian strategic forces' use of nukes. He in a televised address to Russia’s Security Council said nuclear doctrine has been effectively revised in light of the "emergence of new sources of military threats and risks for Russia and our allies." This is clearly in response to the latest series of escalated cross-border attacks from Ukraine deep into Russian territory. Some of these have threatened to hit Moscow.