President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a revised version of Russia’s military doctrine that names “NATO's military buildup” and expansion in Eastern Europe as the main external threats to the country’s security, according to a Kremlin statement.
Russia's Security Council said after a meeting last week that the new military doctrine was necessary due to "the emergence of new threats for Russia, which became evident in the situation in Ukraine and around it and the events in Northern Africa, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan."
"Despite a decreased likelihood of a large-scale war against Russia, some security threats continue to grow," the doctrine states. Read more...
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