The Ukrainian army carried out the first attack with American long-range missiles
report Mehr News Agency, “Bloomberg” newspaper quoted the “RBC” news agency of Ukraine as claiming that after the US green light, the Ukrainian army launched its first attack with long-range missiles against a border area inside Russian soil did.
The New York Times reported earlier, quoting informed sources, that US President Joe Biden gave Kiev permission to use long-range weapons and Atcoms missiles against Russian territory. has issued, an issue that Moscow has described as an escalation of tension.
Coinciding with Washington’s decision to authorize Ukraine to use American long-range missiles to strike deep into Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin approved the updated version of Moscow’s nuclear doctrine. and signed.
According to this doctrine, if Russia is targeted by a missile attack with conventional weapons backed by a nuclear power, then Moscow can resort to nuclear weapons. The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin’s response to the recent New York Times report on US President Joe Biden’s green light for Ukraine to use US long-range weapons deep in Russian territory.
In this updated doctrine, which describes the threats leading to the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia, an attack on this country with conventional missiles, drones or other aircraft is among the criteria for Moscow to resort to It is considered a nuclear weapon.
This document also states that an attack on Russia by a country that is a member of a coalition means aggression against Russia by the entire coalition.
Putin ordered changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine a few weeks before the 2024 US presidential election. The war in Ukraine, which has been going on for more than two and a half years, is considered the most intense confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
