Amid ongoing high-level meetings between NATO leaders and Ukrainian officials at the United Nations over plans to allow Ukraine to strike Russian cities with NATO weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined Wednesday a proposed update to Russia’s nuclear policy document that would expand the conditions under which Russia would use nuclear weapons.

The nuclear threats from Russia have come hard and fast in recent days. In a Telegram post last month, one member of the Kremlin’s security council even named a specific target in the heart of Europe,

Mark Rutte, the new NATO Secretary General, despite threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, believes there is currently no direct threat of nuclear weapons being used. The statement was made during Tuesday's press conference at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels.

According to the NATO press release, Rutte met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. They held a joint press conference. Read also: Putin questions Russia's readiness for a direct NATO confrontation On Oct.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is visiting Kyiv on his first official trip since taking the role.Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Thursday-- two days after assuming the role of NATO Secretary General.