MINSK, 19 November (BelTA) — The use of Western non-nuclear missiles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russia, according to the updated doctrine, can lead to a nuclear response, spokesman for the Russian president Dmitry Peskov told the media, TASS reports.
"Among other things, it concerns the fact that Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression with the use of conventional weapons against it and (or) Belarus as a member of the Union State, which creates a critical threat to their sovereignty and (or) their territorial integrity," Dmitry Peskov stated.
According to him, the Basic Principles of Russia's State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence were updated to bring the document in line with the current political situation. The spokesman pointed out that Russia considers the use of nuclear weapons as an extreme, forced measure.
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