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Russian president Vladimir Putin has lowered the bar for using nuclear weapons
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Downing Street has condemned the \u201cdepraved\u201d Russian leadership\u2019s decision to lower the threshold for using nuclear weapons, after Vladimir Putin<\/a> signed a revised nuclear doctrine into effect.
The revised Russian doctrine, first announced in September, declares that an attack using conventional weapons by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will now be considered a joint attack on Russia<\/a>.
It does not specify whether a joint attack will trigger a nuclear response. But the doctrine does declare that a massive aerial attack against Russia<\/a> could trigger a nuclear response.
It came as Ukraine<\/a> launched its first US-supplied long-range missile strike <\/a>into Russia, following authorisation by Joe Biden<\/a>, which officials in the US<\/a> and Kyiv<\/a> said struck an ammunition depot in Bryansk. Ukraine\u2019s army has acknowledged a strike in the area, but did not say what weapons were used.
Asked about Mr Putin\u2019s decision to alter Russia\u2019s nuclear doctrine, Downing Street said it was the \u201clatest example of irresponsibility\u201d from the \u201cdepraved Russian government\u201d.
Downing Street has condemned Vladimir Putin\u2019s decision to lower the threshold for nuclear weapons as the \u201clatest example of irresponsibility\u201d from the \u201cdepraved Russian government\u201d.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, which marked 1,000 days of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, a No 10 spokesperson said: \u201cOur focus remains on supporting Ukraine … we\u2019re very clear that Vladimir Putin could end this war tomorrow.
\u201cHe could remove his troops, roll back his tanks and end the onslaught and needless bloodshed in both Ukraine and Russia. That is entirely within his gift. We would urge him to do so.\u201d
Asked whether the Russian leader was behaving irresponsibly, the spokesperson said: \u201cIt would be fair to say it\u2019s the latest example of irresponsibility that we\u2019ve seen from the depraved Russian government.
\u201cWe remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine and the defence of an illegal invasion, and we\u2019ve always said that the defence of the UK starts in Ukraine.\u201d
Denmark is making a new donation of \u20ac130m to develop Ukraine\u2019s arms industry, prime minister Mette Frederiksen has said.
\u201cToday I\u2019m pleased to announce a new Danish donation to Ukraine. More than \u20ac130m directly to Ukraine\u2019s defence industry because we know now what your industry is capable of,\u201d Ms Frederiksen told reporters alongside Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
\u201cBecause we know that these investments make a real difference on the battlefield. And make no mistake, our support is long-term.\u201d
Mr Zelensky said Ukraine and Denmark had created a \u201cspecial model\u201d to bring in investments from other countries.
\u201cAll the Nordic nations have already joined, more than $1bn have been invested by partners into our industries,\u201d Mr Zelensky said, adding that the programme extended to drones, missiles and artillery production.
The son of Donald Trump has claimed the US president-elect can end the war in Ukraine in \u201cone day\u201d because \u201cPutin respects him\u201d.
Speaking to the PA news agency at the Trump International golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Eric Trump said he believes his father \u2013 who has said several times he could resolve the conflict in a day.
Asked how that could happen, Eric Trump replied: \u201cBecause Putin actually respects him. He\u2019s not going to send $200bn over to see young boys blow each other\u2019s heads off in dirty trenches, broadcast to the world on YouTube every night.
\u201cHe will end that conflict. You mark my words. He will end that conflict.\u201d
Washington has not seen any reason to adjust its nuclear posture, the US State Department has said, after Moscow lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike.
Calling on Russia to stop irresponsible rhetoric, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters that Washington was generally \u201cincredibly\u201d concerned about hybrid warfare conducted by Russia and remains in close touch with European partners about the issue.
The damage of two undersea internet cables in the Baltic sea must be seen as an act of sabotage, German defence minister Boris Pistorius has said.
A pair of fibre-optic communications cables were severed on Sunday and Monday, in an incident which \u201cimmediately raises suspicions of intentional damage\u201d, Finland and Germany said in a joint statement.
A 745-mile (1,200 kilometre) cable linking Helsinki to the German port of Rostock stopped working at 2am on Monday, according to Finnish state-controlled cyber security and telecoms company Cinia.
Another cable linking Lithuania and Sweden\u2019s Gotland Island went out of service at 8am on Monday, according to a Lithuanian communications firm.
My colleague <\/em>Alex Croft <\/em><\/strong>has the full report:<\/em>
Two cables were cut, which connect Germany to Finland and Lithuania to Sweden
Asked about Joe Biden\u2019s decision on using US long-range missiles, a Ukrainian colonel \u2013 with close links to the army\u2019s top brass \u2013 told The Independent<\/em>: \u201cHopefully we will be able to upset Russia\u2019s plans by inflicting a lot of damage on troop concentrations and arms depots.\u201d
He added: \u201cIt\u2019s better late than never and a positive development.
\u201cBut a key issue is how many ATACMS will the US provide? The US can [also] programme the range the missiles can fly \u2013 so another important step is what distance they will allow the missiles to strike.\u201d
Askold Krushelnycky <\/em><\/strong>has more details: <\/em>
Askold Krushelnycky speaks to a colonel who says Kyiv\u2019s forces need to inflict as much pain on Vladimir Putin\u2019s army as quickly as they can
The Associated Press has quoted one anonymous US official as saying that Washington is seeing no indications that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, as Moscow warns that Ukraine’s alleged use of US-made long-range weapons could trigger a strong response.
Asked on Tuesday whether a Ukrainian attack with longer-range US missiles could potentially trigger use of nuclear weapons, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov answered affirmatively.
The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275m-worth of new weapons, US officials have said, as the Biden administration rushes to bolster Kyiv\u2019s defences ahead of Donald Trump entering the White House, and potentially seeking to bring an end to the war, freezing the current lines of conflict.
The weapons in the new package of aid for Ukraine include an infusion of air defence, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), as well as 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Javelin anti-armour munitions and other equipment and spare parts, US officials say.
The weapons will be provided through presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon quickly to pull supplies from its shelves to speed them to Ukraine\u2019s front line.
Vladimir Putin\u2019s alteration of the Russian nuclear doctrine is \u201cthe result of careful escalation management by both sides\u201d, an analyst has suggested.
Professor Sam Greene, of the Centre for European Policy Analysis, said on X: \u201cDeep breaths, everyone. The fact that Russia published a revised nuclear doctrine on the same day that Ukraine first fired ATACMs across the border is the result of careful escalation management by both sides.
\u201cWe may eventually get to WWIII, but probably not tonight. None of this happened at a moment\u2019s notice. Ukraine had been asking for permission for long-range strikes for ages. Biden made it clear it was a matter of time. Putin will have decided that this–a relatively minor revision of a document–would be his response.
\u201cThat said, the same factors that keep Nato and Russia from going to war with each other make it more difficult for Ukraine to win the war, to the enduring frustration of many in Ukraine and elsewhere. It\u2019s a circle the Biden Administration was never able to square.
\u201cThe question now is, will Trump do any better?\u201d
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has released a video of his address to the Ukrainian parliament on the 1,000th day of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion.
\u201cPutin does not value people or rules; he values only money and power. These are the things we must take away from him to restore peace,\u201d he wrote in a post on X.
\u201cWe must do everything to end this war\u2014fairly, justly, and, of course, together. A thousand days of war is a tremendous challenge. Ukraine deserves to make the next year the year of peace.\u201d
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