The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the new US defense strategy

Russia observes changes in the doctrinal documents of Western countries, primarily the United States, and expresses concern that their language is blurred, and that the number of scenarios that do not exclude the use of nuclear weapons is growing in them. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko.

According to him, the Russian side is also closely monitoring the means of delivery and what is happening with the weapons.

As the diplomat noted, Moscow has repeatedly spoken about the moments that worry her in this matter. He stressed that the language of nuclear strategies is rather vague, and Russia is seeing an increase in the number of scenarios that allow the use of nuclear weapons. “By the way, this also applies to the French nuclear strategy,” Grushko stressed.

The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the Russian military doctrine and relevant documents related to the potential use of nuclear weapons are very precise and do not allow any double interpretations. They explicitly state that outside a nuclear conflict, nuclear weapons can only be used if there is a threat to the very existence of the state, the diplomat added.