Kremlin: Western agenda leads to changes in Russian nuclear doctrine | World news

The revisions are being made “against the backdrop of challenges and threats provoked by the countries of the so-called collective West,” Peskov told the agencies.

Moscow is considering the possibility that Ukraine could use US long-range weapons in its attacks deep into Russian territory, he added.

Ukraine has long urged its allies to allow it to launch Western weapons at targets deep inside enemy territory. Those demands grew louder as Russia stepped up its air strikes on Ukrainian energy and other infrastructure, as well as on apartment blocks.

“It is obvious that the Ukrainians will do this,” RIA quoted Peskov as saying. “We are taking all this into account.” At least 50 people were killed and 271 injured when Russia hit a military institute in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava with two ballistic missiles on Tuesday. It was the deadliest attack of the war year.

First published: 04 September 2024 | 11:28 am IS