Without preconditions: Biden stated he is ready for nuclear talks with Russia, China, and North Korea.

U.S. President Joe Biden emphasized that the United States is ready to engage in negotiations with Russia, China, and North Korea to address nuclear security issues. The American leader made this statement while welcoming the Nobel Peace Prize laureates. The transcript of the U.S. President's speech was published by the White House press service on October 13.

Biden noted the importance of continuing to move forward towards the day when the world can be definitively and permanently freed from nuclear weapons. Therefore, he stated that the United States is prepared to negotiate with Russia, China, and North Korea "without preconditions" regarding the reduction of nuclear threats.

"It is not in the interest of our countries or the world to hinder progress in reducing nuclear arsenals. Reducing the nuclear threat is crucial not in opposition to the dangers of the modern world, but precisely because of them. These nuclear risks undermine the norms and agreements we have collectively worked on and counter the vital work of today's Nobel laureates," the U.S. President stressed.

It is worth noting that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 was awarded to the Japanese organization of victims of nuclear bombing, Nihon Hidankyo. The award was given for efforts aimed at creating a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating evidence that nuclear weapons can never be used again.

Putin Threatens with "Nuclear Weapons"

On September 25, Russian leader Vladimir Putin stated that the updated doctrine proposes to consider aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state acting with the support of a nuclear power as a joint attack on the Russian Federation. This resolution could also apply to the war in Ukraine.

The doctrine significantly lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons by the aggressor country. A "nuclear response" is now theoretically permitted even in the event of enemy drones appearing in the airspace of the Russian Federation. Or even if they fly towards Russia, if it is somehow determined that this constitutes an attack on Russia—since one of the new provisions of the doctrine stipulates that reliable information about a massive launch towards the Russian Federation of aerospace attack means could serve as a basis for a nuclear response from the Kremlin.

Three days after President Vladimir Putin announced the change in his country's nuclear doctrine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergiy Lavrov on September 29 accused the West of using Ukraine as a tool to attempt a "strategic defeat" of Moscow and "preparing Europe" to join the war. Lavrov threatened that Russia is a nuclear power and made this statement directly from the UN podium.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin stated that Russia could use nuclear weapons in response to any attack that poses a "critical threat to our sovereignty." In response, the United States and the European Union labeled his statements as "irresponsible".

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