First Thing: Putin warns US over using long-range missiles by signing new nuclear doctrine
Kremlin ups rhetoric over decision to allow Kyiv to use US long-range missiles inside Russia. Plus, dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailedGood morning.Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, as the Kremlin intensified its rhetoric over Joe Biden’s decision to permit Kyiv to use US-made long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia.What does the new nuclear doctrine say? It outlines the conditions under which Russia’s leadership might consider launching a nuclear strike.It states that an attack using conventional missiles, drones, or other aircraft could be seen as justification for a nuclear response.What is the humanitarian cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? The UN said in August, that at least 11,743 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, and president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in February, that 31,000 Ukrainian service members had been killed.The plans: Federalize state national guard personnel and deploy them for immigration enforcement, including sending troops from friendly Republican-governed states into neighboring states with governors who decline to participate.The cost: According to an estimate by the American Immigration Council, deporting 1 million people a year would cost more than $960bn over a decade.The criticisms: The American Civil Liberties Union has attacked Trump’s immigration plans as “inhumane”. Continue reading...
Kremlin ups rhetoric over decision to allow Kyiv to use US long-range missiles inside Russia. Plus, dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed
Good morning.
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, as the Kremlin intensified its rhetoric over Joe Biden’s decision to permit Kyiv to use US-made long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia.
What does the new nuclear doctrine say? It outlines the conditions under which Russia’s leadership might consider launching a nuclear strike.It states that an attack using conventional missiles, drones, or other aircraft could be seen as justification for a nuclear response.
What is the humanitarian cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? The UN said in August, that at least 11,743 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, and president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in February, that 31,000 Ukrainian service members had been killed.
The plans: Federalize state national guard personnel and deploy them for immigration enforcement, including sending troops from friendly Republican-governed states into neighboring states with governors who decline to participate.
The cost: According to an estimate by the American Immigration Council, deporting 1 million people a year would cost more than $960bn over a decade.
The criticisms: The American Civil Liberties Union has attacked Trump’s immigration plans as “inhumane”. Continue reading...
