At the weekend, the news came that US President Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use US long-range missiles against targets in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously warned that something like this would lead to changes in Russia’s nuclear weapons doctrine, the rules for when and how the country uses nuclear weapons. On Tuesday, he signed a presidential order that does just that. According to the presidential order, Russia can now consider using nuclear weapons in response to a conventional attack with missiles, drones or fighter jets backed by a nuclear power. This is revealed in a document that has been shared on the website of the Russian government, reports Reuters. The presidential order also states that an attack on Russia by a country that is a member of a coalition will be considered an attack carried out by the entire coalition. 1000 days of war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long hoped to be able to attack targets in Russia with weapons from the West. But Western countries have been hesitant. They have been afraid of being directly involved in the war. But Ukraine is struggling. Tuesday marks exactly 1,000 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion. Russian forces are making progress on the battlefield. Missile and drone attacks against energy infrastructure are taking their toll. Soldiers from North Korea fight in Kursk, the Russian province that Ukraine invaded in August. An aerial photo of Chasiv Yar at the front in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on November 11. Photo: AP On Tuesday, six people were killed in a new Russian drone attack against the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine. Reuters reports. 51 drones were shot down over Ukraine on Tuesday night, according to the military. In news Nyhetsmorgen you got the latest about the war. The public could also submit questions to Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) and experts in the studio. And Russia continues to attack. Eide: – This is likely to go rather badly for Russia Early on Tuesday morning, a number of questions had come in. – How would you describe and assess the military situation on the ground in Ukraine now: – It is a very difficult situation, says Eide. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) is among those answering questions on Tuesday morning. Photo: Ismail Burak Akkan / news The foreign minister points to challenges on the battlefield in the east, where Russia is slowly fighting its way forward, and the attacks on energy infrastructure. – At the same time, it is important to say on this thousandth day that Russia has fundamentally failed in what was the main goal of the war: To oust the regime and install someone who supported them. – It is most likely that this will go rather badly for Russia in the end. – Is the help Ukraine receives from Western countries too bad? – It is because of the help that Ukraine receives that Ukraine is still there. – No one has ever received as much support as Ukraine receives from Western countries. But much could have been improved, and much could have come earlier. – Will Norway support Donald Trump if he is in favor of a peace agreement in which Ukraine must give up areas in the east? – Everything depends on what Ukraine wants. We do not want to live in a Europe where Russia is allowed to settle down. Lieutenant-Colonel: – Can hit as hard as they want Also Lieutenant-Colonel Palle Ydstebø, main teacher in the section for land power at the Norwegian Military Academy, is in the studio to answer questions: Palle Ydstebø, main teacher in the section for land power at the Norwegian Military School. Photo: Hanna Johre – What turning points do you hope for in the war: – Right now I hope that the Western support for Ukraine rises to such a level that Ukraine can build up its forces to such a combat power that they can start to take back the initiative and drive the Russians out, says Ydstebø, who emphasizes that it is about money and industry. – What role does Norway play: – Both own industry, which has gradually been started, but not least finance, financing of Ukraine’s war industry. – How forcefully can Ukraine attack Russia before it triggers Russia’s right to self-defense? – They can hit as hard as they want. Russia has set the standard there. Published 19.11.2024, at 06.33 Updated 19.11.2024, at 12.13
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