Kremlin’s Peskov Says West’s Actions Force Changes to Russian Nuclear Doctrine

Sept. 5—Russian officials continue to send the message that the coming changes in Russia’s nuclear weapons doctrine are being forced by the destructive actions of the collective West against Russia. Russia is reviewing its approaches “against the backdrop of challenges and threats, prompted by countries of the so-called collective West,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters this morning, reported TASS. “This nuclear doctrine update is necessitated by the current agenda and the state of affairs that apparently emerged as a result of the West’s actions.”

Among these actions, the spokesman named “rejecting dialogue,” and “pursuing the policy of infringing upon Russia’s interests and security,” as well as inciting the conflict in Ukraine. In Peskov’s words, such actions cannot be left unanswered. “All of this is taken into account in Moscow, all of this is being analyzed and will lay the foundation for proposals [regarding the nuclear doctrine] that will be shaped,” he said.