Millennial Milestone
Tensions are rising as Ukraine and Russia reach 1,000 days at war.
A day after President Biden lifted the ban on Ukraine’s use of American-supplied long-range weapons to target Russia, Ukraine confirmed striking an ammunition warehouse 65 miles into Russian territory. Moscow says Ukraine used the American-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) in the strike, which caused a fire but no casualties after Russia intercepted five missiles.
In response to Uncle Sam’s policy change, Putin finalized his own: Russia officially lowered the threshold for using its nuclear weapons.
The new doctrine, proposed in September, allows a nuclear retaliation after a conventional military strike from any nuclear-power-supported nation—meaning Ukraine threatening the “sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia and its ally, Belarus” opens the door for Russia to go nuclear.
ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
As nations fight over temporarily held territory, followers of Christ rejoice in our eternal inheritance: the entire world made completely new, where we will live and reign with our Savior forever.
“Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth.”
Matthew 5:5 (CSB) (read full passage)