Russia Considers Allowing Use of Nuclear Weapons Against Ukraine’s Supporters

Russia is considering a change to its doctrine that would allow it to use nuclear weapons against nuclear powers supporting other nations that attack Russia. President Vladimir Putin said on Sep. 25 that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was attacked with conventional missiles, and may consider any assault supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack by the attacker and the nation supporting it. “It is proposed that aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state, be considered as their joint attack on the Russian Federation,” Putin said during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Sept. 25....