Friday, December 26, 2014

Russia's New Military Doctrine Lists NATO, US as Major Threats

Russia has adopted a new version of its military doctrine, naming NATO and the United States as major threats to its national security.
President Vladimir Putin approved the new doctrine Friday. Its core remains unchanged from the previous version.  


The new sections outline the threat Russia sees in NATO’s expansion and military buildup, and the alliance's move to take on what Russia considers “global functions realized with violation of international law.”

A NATO spokeswoman tells VOA that the alliance “will need to see details before reacting” and will respond “in due course.”

Among the military threats the new doctrine lists are new “strategic antiballistic missile systems," which the Russian government says undermine global stability and the nuclear missile balance of power. The United States and some of its allies have expanded anti-missile systems in recent years, despite Moscow's objections.


The document also points to the threat of instability in countries bordering Russia or its allies and the possible deployment of foreign troops in those nations.
A civil conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine nearly a year ago, after protesters in Kyiv forced the country's president, an ally of Moscow, to flee to Russia. Since then, Russia has annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, and Russian-backed separatists have battled Ukrainian government troops in the country's east.

Ukraine's pro-Western parliament overwhelmingly passed a law on Tuesday abolishing Kyiv's neutral, non-aligned status, a step some Ukrainians hope will lead to European Union and NATO membership.

Moscow was quick to react - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the law counterproductive.

NATO has boosted its military presence in Eastern Europe this year due to Russia’s support for insurgents in eastern Ukraine.

Moscow has continuously denied supporting the rebellion.
 http://www.voanews.com/content/russia-identifies-nato-us-as-major-threats/2574605.html
26/12/14
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3 comments :

  1. Wladimir Putin ändert Militärdoktrin .... Russland sieht die NATO nun als Hauptbedrohung ...

    Moskau hat eine neue Militärdoktrin. Das Dokument stuft angesichts der Ukraine-Krise und der neuen Ost-Strategie der NATO nun auch das westliche Militärbündnis als Hauptgefahr Russlands ein.

    Die Atommacht Russland hat angesichts der Spannungen mit dem Westen ihre Militärdoktrin über außenpolitische Gefahren und den Einsatz von Streitkräften neugefasst. Damit stuft das Riesenreich jetzt den Konflikt in der Ukraine und die NATO-Osterweiterung als Gefahr für seine eigene Sicherheit ein...................http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/5914684/russland-sieht-die-nato-nun-als-hauptbedrohung.html
    26/12/14

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  2. Russie/doctrine de défense: l'Arctique parmi les priorités ...

    La protection des intérêts russes en Arctique figure pour la première fois parmi les priorités de la nouvelle doctrine de défense russe publiée vendredi sur le site du président russe.

    "Protéger les intérêts nationaux de la Fédération de Russie en Arctique", est-il indiqué dans le chapitre de la doctrine militaire consacré aux missions principales des Forces armées russes en temps de paix...........................http://fr.ria.ru/defense/20141226/203321086.html
    26/12/14

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  3. Elargissement de l'Otan: menace majeure (doctrine militaire russe) ...

    Publiée vendredi sur le site du Kremlin, la nouvelle version de la doctrine militaire de la Russie, approuvée par le président Vladimir Poutine, qualifie le renforcement du potentiel militaire de l'Otan et la déstabilisation de certaines régions d'essentielles menaces extérieures.

    "Le renforcement du potentiel militaire de l'Otan et l'attribution au bloc de fonctions en violation du droit international, le rapprochement de l'infrastructure militaire de l'Alliance des frontières de la Russie, y compris par l'élargissement rampante du bloc", lit-on dans le chapitre intitulé "Dangers militaires essentiels"..............http://fr.ria.ru/defense/20141226/203320781.html
    26/12/14

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