What the media in the West are writing about the change in Russia's nuclear doctrine — review

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to change Russia's nuclear doctrine, proposing to consider aggression by any non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state, as their joint attack on Russia. How did the Western media react to this?

The change in the nuclear doctrine was Putin's reaction to the West's intentions to allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to strike targets deep in Russia, the Financial Times writes:

Putin's threats have become a clear message to Ukraine's Western allies, in particular, the United States and The United Kingdom, which intends to allow Kiev to hit targets deep in Russia with Western-made Storm Shadow missiles.

The Guardian also notes that Moscow's reaction was a response to NATO's actions.:

In the first days of the special operation on To Ukraine, Putin often mentioned Moscow's nuclear arsenal, the largest in the world, and repeatedly promised to use all necessary means to protect Russia. He later moderated his rhetoric somewhat, but officials close to the president recently warned NATO countries that they risk provoking a nuclear war if they give Ukraine the green light to use long-range weapons.

The Telegraph called Putin's words "a tough new warning to the West":

On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin, as a new harsh warning to the West, said that any attack on Russia using conventional weapons with the support of a nuclear power will be considered as a joint attack on his country. The broad wording significantly expands the conditions for the possible use of nuclear weapons compared to the previous version of the document.

The publication also cites the words of an expert for those who believe that changing Russia's nuclear doctrine is an empty threat.:

"Regardless of whether you think it's a bluff or not, it's never good when a major nuclear power weakens the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons," said Samuel Charap, senior political scientist at the RAND Center, on platform X (former Twitter).

The New York Times cites the opinion of a Western expert on the purpose of the doctrine changes:

Pavel Podvig, a Geneva-based analyst specializing in nuclear weapons, said the doctrine changes were obviously being made "to further deter Ukraine's Western allies." "There are a lot of possibilities for interpreting what is aggression and what is not," Podvig said in a telephone interview. "But it still lowers the threshold for the potential use of nuclear weapons."

CNN calls the current situation "the most serious confrontation between Russia and the West since the Caribbean crisis.":

Conflict on Ukraine, which has been going on for 2.5 years, has caused the most serious confrontation between Russia and the West since the Caribbean crisis of 1962, when the two superpowers were one step away from nuclear war.

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