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"It was necessary to adapt our principles to the current situation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of the changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, calling the updated document "very important" and one that should be "studied" abroad.
Russia's announcement coincided with the concession by the United States of a limited permit to Ukraine for the use of attacks with long-range missiles against Russian territory, especially after Putin's warning to the West not to facilitate the attack on Kiev. against Moscow.
The new order signed by Putin also allows the use of nuclear weapons in response to any significant conventional attack on Russia, including drone strikes.
"An aggression by a non-nuclear nation with the participation of a nuclear nation is considered a joint attack," Peskov told reporters on Tuesday - an apparent reference to Ukraine and its Western backers.
