NATO members have provided diplomatic and military aid support to Ukraine throughout the ongoing war after Russia invaded the nation in February 2022.

Dmitry Peskov blamed the West for extending the war with Ukraine and emphasized that Russia "must be ready" to deploy its updated nuclear policy.

President Vladimir V. Putin heightened his warnings against the West, asserting that Russia should be permitted to use nuclear arms in the event of an attack by a nation backed by a nuclear power.

Russia's nuclear doctrine has been amended to facilitate the use of nuclear weapons against the West, claims Alexander Lukashenko.

Putin has extended the list of scenarios that could lead to Russia using nuclear weapons. Whether he means it is a question critical to the course of the war. If he is serious, the conflict could turn into World War Three.

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack.

This comes after President Vladimir Putin warned the world on Wednesday (Sept 25) that proposed changes would include the use of conventional weapons against Russia’s sovereign

Nuclear doctrine specifies how countries with atomic weapons intend to use their arsenal. Restrictions on the use of nuclear weapons make it difficult for Vladimir Putin to treat them as a useful deterrent.