Russia’s amendments to nuclear doctrine are drawn up: Kremlin

Changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine have been drawn up and will be formalized as necessary, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, signaling again Moscow’s concern over the latest US decision on missile strikes from Ukraine.

“They (the changes) have already been practically formulated. They will be formalized as necessary,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s press secretary, told the TASS state news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.

 The parameters of the amendment of the Russian nuclear doctrines have been announced by President Vladimir Putin on September 25. In particular, the Russian leader said that "the category of states and military unions subject to nuclear deterrence has been expanded."

A number of other updates are implied. Russia will view an aggression from a non-nuclear state, carried out with participation or support of a nuclear state as their joint attack. A massive launch of strategic and tactical planes, cruise missiles, drones, hypersonic and other aerial vehicles and their violation of the Russian border will become grounds for the use of nuclear weapons. An aggression against Belarus - a Russia’s ally - may also cause a nuclear strike.