Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has made changes to Russia's nuclear deterrence doctrine. Source: Putin's statement at the Security Council meeting; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza Details: Putin drew attention to the fact that the "updated version of the document proposes to consider aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state,

In his remarks, Putin mentioned three apparently “new” conditions where Russia could consider the use of nuclear weapons: Aggression by a non-nuclear state against Russia “with the participation or support” of a nuclear-armed state would be considered an attack by both.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow’s position on when it can consider using nuclear weapons could change imminently.