Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently outlined the country’s approach to a new edition of the Fundamentals of State Policy on nuclear weapons use, tailored to the specific threat of long-range attacks from Ukraine. The deputy head of the National Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, stated that a massive launch and crossing of Russia’s border with enemy aerospace weapons could, under certain conditions, become the basis for the use of nuclear weapons. Additionally, aggression against Russia by a non-nuclear-weapon state, with the support or participation of a nuclear-weapon country, will be considered a joint attack. These threat profiles are specifically tailored to describe Ukraine, which is supported by nuclear-armed states and has been forbidden to use Western-supplied weapons to attack deep inside Russia.
In response, Ukraine has demonstrated the devastating effect of its attacks on Russian logistics hubs using drones of its own manufacture. The attacks have caused significant destruction of Russian ammunition depots and supplies, prompting concerns about Russia’s rear supply depots’ lack of operational security.
Furthermore, Ukraine has sought to use advanced Western-supplied weapons to counter Russian bombers and glide bombs targeting Ukrainian front lines. These developments have raised tensions between Russia and NATO, with concerns about the potential escalation of conflict.
