President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree updating Russia’s nuclear doctrine, emphasizing nuclear deterrence against perceived threats, particularly from non-nuclear states allied with nuclear powers. The changes, seen amid escalating tensions with Ukraine and its allies, suggest a lower threshold…

On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin officially lowered Russia’s threshold for nuclear weapons use, responding to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with American long-range missiles. The updated doctrine suggests that Moscow may consider a…

On Tuesday, Ukraine reportedly fired six long-range U.S. missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, marking the first use of such weapons by Kyiv inside Russian territory in 1,000 days of conflict. This action coincides with Russian President Vladimir Putin officially lowering…