Lavrov invokes Russia’s nuclear doctrine in warning to Poland over Patriot plan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Poland over plans to produce Patriot missiles for Ukraine by pointing to Russia's nuclear doctrine, telling state media to go read the relevant section without specifying which one or what it would trigger. The doctrine, approved by Vladimir Putin in November 2024, lists five conditions for nuclear weapons use and followed the first American-authorized Ukrainian strikes into Russia using long-range ATACMS.

Days after the doctrine's approval, Russia fired an intercontinental-capable Oreshnik missile at Ukraine, which Putin later called a test. Separate reporting cited in the piece notes Russia's nuclear warhead stockpile has reached its highest level since 2017 and that a U.S. Space Command general has said Moscow is pursuing space-based weapons to target satellites.

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