Putin rewrites his nuclear weapons rulebook as Zelenskyy warns UN of troubling winter plan

Russia’s plans to “torment millions of Ukrainians” by destroying the country’s power infrastructure threatens to cause a nuclear catastrophe that could reach beyond Ukraine’s borders, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned the UN.The Ukrainian president also criticised Russia’s “very special buddies”, Iran and North Korea, as well as “half-hearted peace proposals” from Brazil and China, in another plea to world leaders to keep backing his nation against its invader.Mr Zelenskyy addressed the UN General Assembly in New York the day after discussing his “victory plan” at a special meeting of the Security Council.He has not publicly discussed the plan in detail. But he is lobbying allies to loosen restrictions on military aid and allow Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory. Just hours after Mr Zelenskyy’s speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was updating its “nuclear doctrine” – effectively rewriting the rules for its own weapons.He…