According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, amendments to the nuclear doctrine have been prepared and will be legally formalized soon in Russia. He stated that the evolving situation in Ukraine necessitated a change in the doctrine.

Top diplomat Sergey Lavrov’s fiery UN speech comes just days after Putin aired a shift in the country’s nuclear doctrine.

Russia is preparing to change its nuclear doctrine for the first time since 2020. The Kremlin claims this is meant to be a signal to the West. According to Pavel Podvig from the Institute for the Study of War,

Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal advisor to NATO's secretary general, also said that nations supplying weapons to Kyiv have the right to limit their use.