International eyes are focused on the front of Ukraine, it escalates the tension and puts both Europe and the USA in the game.
It should be noted that Vladimir Putin ordered changes to the nuclear doctrine before the US presidential election, according to which any conventional attack on Russia with the help of a nuclear force could be considered a joint attack on the country.
For its part, Russia has been making open threats to use nuclear weapons for several months, which has caused a headache in Europe. At the same time,
In the “red” the situation after the “green light” of the USA
Now, the scenario of a -new- negotiation between Ukraine and Russia has been removed, while the USA and Europe seem to be observing the developments from afar. However, the move by the US administration and President Joe Biden to lift the restrictions he had put in place that prevented Ukraine from using US-supplied weapons to strike deep into Russian territory has given new ramifications.
“Fuel on the Fire” by Sergey Lavrov
At the same time, the new statements of Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest collaborators, add fuel to the fire. In particular, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the attacks in the Bryansk region of Russia by Ukraine that the West wanted to escalate the conflict, but what caused more concern was his sentence:
“Without the Americans, it is impossible to use these high-tech missiles, as Putin has repeatedly said,” Sergey Lavrov also said, referring to the Ukrainian attack.
Lavrov said he hoped Moscow’s new nuclear doctrine, in which Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike, would be read carefully.
He added that Germany’s decision not to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine so far was a “responsible position”.
The new Putin doctrine
According to the Tass news agency the basic principle of the decree, signed a day after the US announced that it would allow the use of US ballistic missiles by Ukraine, is that nuclear weapons are an extreme measure to protect the integrity of Russia.
Regarding the parameters for the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, the decree expands the category of states and military alliances to which Moscow can respond nuclear.
It specifically states that any aggressive action by a non-nuclear state with the participation or support of a nuclear-armed country will be considered a joint attack on the Russian Federation.
Additionally a nuclear “response” from Russia is possible:
- in the event of a “critical threat” to its integrity even with the use of conventional weapons
- in the case of an attack on Belarus
- in the event of a mass attack by fighter jets, cruise missiles, drones or other aircraft and the violation of Russian borders.
