Russia may change its military doctrine by introducing the possibility of a pre-emptive strike to disarm the enemy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, responding to a question from a journalist during a visit to Bishkek who asked him to explain his earlier statement. this week regarding the use of nuclear weapons, AFP reports.

Speaking to the media days after warning that the risk of nuclear war was rising but that Russia would not strike first, Putin said Moscow was considering adopting what he called Washington’s concept of nuclear war, a pre-emptive strike.

“First of all, the US developed the concept of a pre-emptive strike. Secondly, they are developing a system of strikes aimed at disarming (the enemy), President Putin told reporters at the end of his visit to Kyrgyzstan.

He added that Moscow should probably consider adopting “ideas developed by the Americans to ensure its own security.” “We are just thinking about it,” he clarified.

The Russian president also said that his country’s cruise missiles and hypersonic systems are “more modern and even more effective” than those of the United States.

On Wednesday, Putin assured that Moscow would not be the first to deploy nuclear weapons.

“Russia would not under any circumstances use them first,” he argued, then added: “But if they don’t use them first, there’s no way they’ll use them second, because the likelihood that they would use them in the event of a nuclear attack on our the territory is very small.”

The US State Department condemned the words, saying that “any talk of nuclear weapons, however vague, is completely irresponsible.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Friday that there have been some problems with the procurement of equipment and clothing for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers Moscow has recruited to fight in Ukraine in recent months, Reuters reported.

• In addition, he promised to wipe off the face of the earth any country that dares to attack Russia with nuclear weapons.
• Putin also threatened the West to “cut production” of Russian oil if necessary, days after the European Union (EU), the G7 and Australia capped the price of Russian oil at $60 a barrel, “a stupid decision “. , which “does not concern Russia,” condemns the Kremlin leader, AFP reports, News.ro reports.
• “We will think about a possible reduction in production, if necessary,” Vladimir Putin said at a press conference in Bishkek on the sidelines of the regional summit.
• He condemned the mechanism introduced by the West because of Russia’s war in Ukraine as a “bad decision” that “does not affect Russia.”
• The head of the Kremlin also noted that there is no need to recruit additional troops to fight in Ukraine, as there are 150,000 newly trained fighters who still need to be sent to the front.