President Vladimir Putin has outlined the need to improve Russia’s defense capabilities, warning US warships in the Black Sea are being watched through weapon sights, after two such vessels entered the region in a matter of days.
Speaking during a meeting with the top brass of the country’s military and defense industry bosses on Monday, Russia’s president stressed the need to further improve the nation’s defensive capabilities, particularly in the airspace sector.
This need has been prompted by the leading countries’ developing innovative strike weapons with advanced speed parameters, adding that the ramped-up NATO activities along Russia’s borders reinforce that need further.
The general military-political situation also requires further effort, prompted partly by the increasing numbers of NATO flights close to Russia, and NATO ships with guided missiles appearing in the Baltic and Black Seas.
Putin’s remarks came just hours after a US amphibious command vessel, the USS Mount Whitney, entered the Black Sea. The flagship of the US Sixth Fleet has been deployed to “operate with our NATO allies and partners in the region,” the US Navy said in a statement.
The USS Mount Whitney has become the second US military vessel to arrive in the Black Sea in a matter of days. Another warship, the destroyer USS Porter, armed with guided missiles, entered the region on Saturday.
The deployment has already been condemned by Moscow, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stating that such activities are a part of Washington’s consistent policy to stir up confrontation between Russia and its Black Sea neighbors, many of whom became NATO members.
The apparent ramping up of activities by the USA and NATO militaries in close vicinity of Russia’s borders comes as the ever-cold relations between the bloc and Moscow continue to deteriorate.
Last month, the US-led bloc announced it would expel eight Russian diplomats from its Brussels headquarters, reportedly over their alleged involvement in some form of “espionage.”
In response, Russia announced the suspension of all ties with the bloc, returning its entire delegation home and shutting down NATO’s office in Moscow.
The long-running Russia-NATO Council meetings, originally designed to improve ties between the bloc and Moscow, had achieved effectively nothing, Lavrov said.
Instead, the tool was being used by the bloc to “to teach us how to live,” as well as to try and press Russia into submission.
Their whole interest was whipping up propaganda and putting pressure on Russia. We rely on facts, and the facts are that NATO does not want any co-operation with Russia.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point Military News 2021.
Without an imaginary evil enemy waiting in the wings, NATO would have difficulty justifying its existence.
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Now they will cut off their own power, by making more wrong decisions?
The confrontational approach of US foreign policy toward nations not subservient to its every demand, results from Jews being in total control of the United States government. Throughout thousands of years of history, Jews have never been able to live in peace with anyone for any length of time, while always claiming to be the victim
Now they are joining together and could trade and teach their behaviors to each other. let’s C what happens?
Not much to worry about. The US Navy people are not interested in War. They pretend it’s an “adventure” and do the job for pay. Waiting for a safe port to spend money, and get a disease
That is exactly why the US military, but also tourists (*which function as modern invaders) are welcome in most countries and port cities?