Putin signs revised doctrine lowering threshold for nuclear response if Russia is attacked
FOX NewsDEC 2 2024
Putin Approves Russia's Revised Nuclear Doctrine
Above: Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi on Nov. 7, 2024. Image copyright: Maxim Shipenkov/AFP/Contributor via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Putin is sending a clear signal to the West by concerningly upping the rhetoric around Russia's use of nuclear weapons. In making such a move, he is hoping that Western nations will think twice before continuing to support Ukraine.
Pro-Russia narrative
These revisions to Russia's nuclear doctrine were put forward long ago and were approved as scheduled. This is unrelated to the US escalation of the conflict.