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The European Union on Thursday rejected as “reckless and irresponsible” a plan by President Vladimir Putin to authorize a nuclear response to a massive air attack on Russia.
Putin on Wednesday announced an updated nuclear doctrine that would allow the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states when they are supported by nuclear powers — a clear reference to Ukraine and its Western backers.
“Not for the first time, Putin is playing [a] gamble with his nuclear arsenal,” EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told reporters. “We of course strongly reject these threats.
