Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression by Western countries. This was stated by the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and former Defense Minister, Serghei Shoigu, in an interview with Tass.
“In November 2024 changes were made to the foundations of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence, according to which Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression,” he recalled.
Russia, according to Shoigu, “is carefully monitoring the military preparations of the countries European “https://gazzettadelSud.it/articoli/mondo/2025/04/24/mosca-se-ttacati-ciomo-dititto- aluso-a-6101ebd2-074e-4a64-99cd-a9b858932cd/.” In accordance with the national security strategy Of the Russian Federation, in the event that foreign states commit hostile actions that represent a threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, our country considers legitimate to adopt symmetrical and asymmetrical measures necessary to repress these actions and prevent their repetition “, added Shoigu.
Nuclear deterrence, as the Secretary of the Security Council observed, “is implemented against states and military coalitions that consider Russia a potential enemy and have weapons of mass destruction or a significant combat potential for multipurpose forces”.