Putin has drastically lowered the threshold for Russian nuclear weapons under the new Nuclear Doctrine.
Why sign it now—just days after Biden greenlit long-range missiles for Ukraine?
Is this a step toward nuclear war, or a bluff to keep the West in check?
I sat down with one of Putin’s senior advisors, Dmitriy Suslov, who helped shape the doctrine, for an unfiltered conversation.
1:18 - Russia's new nuclear doctrine
7:21 - Putin's authority to use nuclear weapons
9:46 - Nuclear powers that support Ukraine
11:26 - Putin's reason for changing the nuclear doctrine
17:19 - Russia may use nuclear weapons against NATO
20:23 - Biden may be trying to sabotage Trump
24:23 - Russia's retaliation plan against NATO
27:02 - The inevitability of Russia's new nuclear doctrine
29:00 - Putin wants to avoid escalation
32:36 - China's position on Russia's new nuclear doctrine
36:45 - Putin may be forced to take action
39:22 - The actions Russia might take against the West
42:48 - There's no imminent danger of a nuclear strike in Ukraine
44:47 - Putin is interested in discussing peace with Trump
45:24 - Biden's response to North Korea's involvement in the war
47:48 - What the conflict will look like until Trump takes office
54:43 - Trump may be able to negotiate an end to the war
57:18 - What Russians think about the war in Ukraine
1:00:26 - A message to Trump's cabinet and the Western people
