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[global times special correspondent xiao da global times special correspondent liu yupeng zhenxiang] russian president vladimir putin chaired the federal security council’s standing meeting on nuclear deterrence on the 25th to discuss updating russia’s “nuclear doctrine.” he said that with the participation or support of nuclear-weapon countries, aggression against russia by non-nuclear-weapon countries will be regarded as a "joint attack" against russia by both parties. in addition, when conventional weapons pose a serious threat to russia's sovereignty, it is also a reason for russia to respond with a nuclear weapon. cnn stated that this was putin’s nuclear warning to the west that ukraine might attack russia with long-range weapons. on the 26th local time, ukrainian president zelensky will meet with us president biden at the white house. us media said that the most critical purpose of zelensky's visit to the united states is to obtain us permission for ukraine to use western long-range weapons to attack targets deep in russian territory. in this regard, ria novosti quoted russian deputy foreign minister vershinin, who was attending a united nations event in new york on the 26th, as saying that if the united states and its allies agree to the uzbek military using its weapons to launch deep attacks on russian territory, they will become "a threat to the nuclear power russia." a direct party to the joint attack." he said: "moscow hopes that washington will have enough wisdom and rationality to not allow kiev to use western weapons to launch strikes deep into russian territory."

on the 25th local time, russian president vladimir putin chaired the federal security council’s standing meeting on nuclear deterrence to discuss updating russia’s “nuclear doctrine.” (visual china)

“the most important guarantee of russia’s security”

according to ria novosti, the russian federation security council’s standing meeting on nuclear deterrence is held twice a year. the meeting mainly discussed updates on nuclear containment policy. putin said that russia treats the issue of nuclear weapons with the highest sense of responsibility and is committed to preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and related components. the triad of nuclear forces remains the most important guarantee for russia's security and a tool for maintaining the world's strategic balance of power and balance of power.

according to information published on the kremlin website, putin said that the current military and political situation is changing rapidly, and new sources of military threats and risks have emerged against russia and its allies. the new (nuclear) policy expands the scope of countries and military alliances targeted by nuclear deterrence. he emphasized that aggression against russia by non-nuclear-weapon countries with the participation or support of nuclear-weapon countries will be regarded as a "joint attack" against russia by both parties. after russia obtains precise information about the (enemy's) aerospace weapons that have begun to attack russia, russia will respond with nuclear weapons. in addition, when conventional weapons pose a serious threat to russia's sovereignty, it is also a reason for russia to respond with a nuclear weapon. putin also stated that russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons when belarus, a member of the russian-belarus alliance, is invaded.

on the 26th, russian presidential press secretary peskov responded to reporters’ questions about putin’s relevant speeches at a press conference. he said that russia’s decision to make part of the nuclear deterrence meeting public was related to the degree of confrontation against russia. "before this, nuclear deterrence conferences were not always held in a public format. now it is related to the geopolitical situation and the overall level of confrontation around us." peskov emphasized that the update of russia's "nuclear doctrine" should be regarded as a clear signal from countries unfriendly to russia. the adjustment of the "nuclear doctrine" "is to warn certain countries of the consequences they will face if they participate in an attack on russia."

in an interview with izvestia on the 26th, korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the russian "defense" magazine, said that putin's decision was "timely and correct." he said that russia was forced to update its "nuclear doctrine". this was a signal sent by the west, especially in response to threats from nato countries to allow ukraine to carry out strikes deep into russian territory.

“needs serious thought”

cnn said that the ukraine crisis that has lasted for more than two and a half years is triggering the most serious confrontation between russia and the west since the cuban missile crisis in 1962, which was the closest the two superpowers came to a nuclear war in the cold war. putin adjusted the "nuclear doctrine", including expanding the scope of russia's nuclear deterrence, including ally belarus under the nuclear umbrella, and treating hostile nuclear powers that support conventional strikes against russia as "joint attacks." as key ukrainian towns in eastern ukraine gradually fall into the hands of russian troops, the war is entering its "most dangerous phase" to date.

in fact, the united states has been strengthening its nuclear deterrent against russia in europe. the us "political news network" reported not long ago that the united states is accelerating the deployment of "upgraded" nuclear bombs to many nato bases in europe to replace older versions of nuclear weapons. the united states has deployed hundreds of nuclear bombs at six air force bases in belgium, germany, the netherlands, turkey and italy. nato secretary-general stoltenberg said in june this year that nato member states are discussing putting nato nuclear warheads on combat readiness. russia has repeatedly warned that actions by western countries have increased the risk of nuclear war and that russia will be forced to change its nuclear policy.

regarding putin's adjustment of the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons, cnn said that ukraine urged the west to ignore russia's so-called "red line." yermak, the director of the ukrainian president's office who was accompanying zelensky on his visit to the united states, responded on the 25th: "apart from nuclear blackmail, russia no longer has any means to intimidate the world, and these means will not work."

russia's "moscow komsomolets" quoted the analysis of political scientist trenin as a reminder that every word of putin "needs to be carefully considered", and two of them are particularly worthy of attention. first, nuclear powers that jointly attack russia with non-nuclear powers will be regarded as attackers and aggressors. this means that indirect wars may be turning into direct wars. second, the conditions for russia to use nuclear weapons to counterattack have been relaxed. "this is russia's final warning, and it is by no means a bluff. i don't want to talk about 'red lines,' but these words need to be taken very seriously."

the united states provides another $8 billion in aid to ukraine

putin issued the nuclear warning ahead of a white house meeting between zelensky and u.s. president joe biden. according to agence france-presse, biden announced an additional $8 billion in aid to ukraine before meeting with zelensky on the 26th. biden said in a statement that the aid would "help ukraine win the war." he also said that washington would provide ukraine with long-range ammunition "to improve ukraine's long-range strike capabilities." however, the statement did not mention the permission kiev hopes to obtain to launch us-made long-range weapons into russia.

the washington post stated that the most critical purpose of zelensky's visit to the united states and the "victory plan" he has been promoting recently is to lobby the united states to allow ukraine to use western long-range missiles to attack targets deep in russian territory. according to reports, although biden administration officials support ukraine, they are cautious about this major policy change. the report quoted u.s. officials as saying that on the one hand, this is due to the limited inventory of long-range missiles, and on the other hand, they are worried that doing so may bring huge trouble to the white house: for example, as tensions between russia and the west escalate, russia may provide supplies to the houthi armed forces in yemen. more advanced weapons, or cooperation between russia and iran's nuclear program.

the american broadcasting corporation (abc) stated on the 25th that when u.s. secretary of state blinken was asked whether the biden administration would approve kiev’s request to use u.s. long-range missiles to attack russian territory, he vaguely stated, “we have been working hard to ensure that ukraine has the weapons needed to defend against aggression, we have been working hard to adapt to the needs of the battlefield...and we will continue to do so." u.s. state department spokesman kirby also said at a press conference on the 25th: "you should not expect too much from this meeting. president biden has not changed his views."

what worries ukraine is that zelensky's trip has not yet achieved its main goal, but has angered us republican presidential candidate trump. according to the associated press, trump angrily accused zelensky of "using dirty tricks to frame him" during a speech at a campaign event in north carolina on the 25th. he said that ukraine had been "destroyed", its towns and cities were in "ruins" and "millions of people" had died... he questioned whether ukraine still had any bargaining chips. trump said that ukraine should have made concessions before the conflict broke out and "any deal - even the worst deal would be better than now." according to reports, in a recent interview with us media, zelensky accused trump of "not knowing how to end this conflict at all" and called republican vice presidential candidate vance "too radical." sources say trump may not meet with zelensky.

in addition, house speaker johnson and other republican leaders also refused to meet with zelensky. johnson also sent a letter to zelensky on the 25th requesting that ukraine’s ambassador to the united states markarova be dismissed because the latter arranged for zelensky to visit a military factory in pennsylvania without allowing republicans to participate. johnson called this a "deliberate political move" and "clearly a campaign designed to help democrats and an interference in u.s. elections."

ukraine's "kyiv independent" quoted verkhovna rada member dubinsky as saying that so far, zelensky's trip to the united states looks like a failure. he went to the united states with "unrealistic demands, and u.s. decisions are based on calculations of strategic interests." ukrainian lawmaker goncharenko said that the relationship between kyiv and washington depends on the election in the united states. "without the joint support of the two parties in the united states, we will lose this war."