Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Sunday.

The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.

Some hawks among Russia's military analysts have urged Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to "sober up" Russia's enemies in the West.

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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Or just maybe : fuck out of Ukraine ?
Same goes for Israel : stop invading your neighbors.

[–] colourednumbers@slrpnk.net 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But then Putin could no longer roleplay als a Tsar.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You mean the Führer?

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Those two conflicts are in no way equivalent other than that people are dying.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

Same doesn't go for Israel, apparently. In fact, the US supplies them with all the offensive capabilities they could ever ask for to destroy Palestinian children