In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, A Bulava ballistic missile is test-fired from the Okhotsk Sea during drills of Russia's nuclear forces.Photo by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/The Associated Press

Putin responds with new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's Ukraine decision

Updated nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day of the war

· National Post

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

Putin’s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day after he sent troops into Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022.

It follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles.

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