Amendments to Russia's nuclear doctrine were introduced to adapt it to the realities of today's world, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said during a meeting on "New Opportunities for Cooperation Between Indian and Russian Media: Strengthening Ties Between the Peoples of India and Russia."
The event, held under Sputnik's aegis, brought together editors-in-chief of Indian media outlets.
"This [change] was necessary to adapt it [the doctrine] and ensure that our vision for the use of nuclear weapons aligns with the realities of today," Peskov stated.
Peskov emphasized the importance of a specific clause concerning aggression against Russia by a non-nuclear state when such aggression involves or is supported by a nuclear state.
"Aggression against the Russian Federation by any non-nuclear state, involving or supported by a nuclear state, is regarded as their joint attack. This is also a very important clause," Peskov told the journalists.
He was responding to a question about whether Russia would consider the use of US-supplied non-nuclear missiles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to strike deep into Russian territory as an element of aggression by a non-nuclear state supported by a nuclear state, within the framework of the nuclear doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin.