The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in a marathon statement regarding the latest developments regarding the war in Ukraine and the developments in Syria, also spoke about the use of nuclear weapons.
According to foreign media, Putin praised the change in Russia's nuclear doctrine, which lowered the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons.
During the statement, Putin was asked if "the message has been received from the West" on the change in Russian nuclear doctrine.
"I don't know, you have to ask them," Putin replied, A2 CNN writes.
"The changes in doctrine," Putin explains, are that "we talk about emerging military threats... like the emergence of anti-missile systems."
He says that if countries pose a threat to Russia, Russia believes it has the right to use nuclear weapons against them.
We recall that the head of the Kremlin approved changes last month that defined new conditions under which the country would consider using its nuclear arsenal.
The doctrine now says that an attack by a non-nuclear state, if supported by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint attack on Russia, A2 CNN writes. (A2 Televizion)
A2 CNN Livestream
MUND TE LEXONI GJITHASHTU
