Vladimir Putin approved a new version of the military doctrine – Russian newspaper

The head of state signed a decree “On the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation”, the text was published on the Kremlin website. The doctrine is still defensive, but takes into account new threats, including in connection with the situation in Ukraine, NATO expansion and deployment of a global missile defense system. A new concept – “non-nuclear deterrence”.

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Clarification of the Military Doctrine of the country conducted pursuant to a decision of the Board Security of Russia from July 5, 2013. Amendments were approved at a meeting of the Russian Security Council on December 19.

Another presidential decree previous version of the document is no longer valid.

The changes required in connection with “the changing nature of military threats and military threats, and challenges in the field of military security and defense, as well as the conditions for the development of the Russian Federation. ” First of all it concerns the emergence of new threats that have emerged in the situation in Ukraine and around it, as well as the events in North Africa, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

“In the fight against the leading nations of the world for their interests typical steel “indirect action”, the use of the protest potential of the population, radical and extremist organizations, private military companies, built up NATO’s offensive capabilities directly from the Russian border, active measures are being taken to deploy a global missile defense system “- the report says the Russian Security Council.

Capacity power potential of NATO, “endowing it global functions carried out in violation of international law”, the approach of the military infrastructure of countries – members of NATO to Russia’s borders and destabilize the situation in individual countries and regions mentioned in the doctrine of the main external military threats .

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Actual position remained unchanged. “Save the defensive nature of the Military Doctrine, focusing on Russia’s commitment to the use of military force only after exhausting the possibilities of the use of non-violent action,” – emphasized in the Security Council.

remains the same principles on the use of the Armed Forces and the order of use of nuclear weapons .

The main language in this specific. “First of all, this refers to the main external and internal military dangers, especially armed conflicts, as well as the application of the Armed Forces,” – noted in the Security Council.

The concept of “non-nuclear deterrence” – that is, to maintain a high the operational status of general-purpose forces. Specified and supplemented the basic tasks of deterrence and prevention of military conflicts.

The doctrine given the concept of mobilization readiness and set objectives to maintain it at the appropriate level, including the tasks to improve the effectiveness of military-patriotic education of citizens.

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A list of the main tasks of the Armed Forces, other forces and agencies supplemented provisions could aerospace defense, national security the country’s interests in the Arctic, the creation, development and modernization of military infrastructure.

Updated and missions of military-economic support for defense. “In the development of the military-industrial complex of the emphasis placed on improving the quality and competitiveness of military products, the creation of a system for managing the total life cycle of weapons, military and special equipment,” – said in the Security Council.

Also in the doctrine states expanding cooperation with the BRICS countries, the development of relations with the republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Stressed the need to maintain an equal dialogue with the EU and NATO, to help build the Asia-Pacific region, a new security model.