Putin Names US As Threat To Russian National Security In New Strategy Document
It’s no secret that relations between Moscow and the West have deteriorated the post-Cold War lows.
The annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine have pushed the two sides to the brink of a Baltic battle while Russia’s intervention in Syria changed the West’s calculus when it comes to pushing for regime change in the Mid-East.
Earlier this year, in a hilariously accurate assessment of US foreign policy, Vladimir Putin’s Security Council issued a statement entitled "About The US National Security Strategy". Here are some notable excerpts (translated):
The armed forces are considered as the basis of US national security and military superiority is considered a major factor in the American world leadership. While maintaining the continuity of the plants to use military force unilaterally and anywhere in the world, as well as to maintain a military presence abroad...
Significant efforts by the US and its allies will be directed to the formation of anti-Russian policy states, with which Russia has established partnership relations, as well as to reduce Russian influence in the former Soviet Union.
Continue the policy of preserving the global dominance of the United States, increasing the combat capabilities of NATO, as well as to strengthen the US military presence in the Asia-Tihokeanskom region. Military force will continue to be considered as the primary means of ensuring national security and interests of the United States.
Becoming more widespread to eliminate unwanted US political regimes acquire advanced technology "color revolutions" with a high probability of their application in relation to Russia.
Thus, the strategy was developed on the basis of American exceptionalism, the right to take unilateral action to protect and promote the interests of the United States in the world and bears the active anti-Russian charge.
In other words, Moscow views US foreign policy as decidedly Russophobic and The Kremlin pretty clearly sees Washington as a threat to Russia’s security. Well on New Year’s Eve, Vladimir Putin made it official by signing a new appraisal of his country’s national security which, for the first time, lists the US as a threat. Here’s Reuters:
The document, "About the Strategy of National Security of Russian Federation", was signed by President Vladimir Putin on New Year's Eve. It replaces a 2009 version, endorsed by then- President Dmitry Medvedev, the current prime minister, which mentioned neither the United States not NATO.
It says Russia has managed to heighten its role in solving global problems and international conflicts. That heightened role has caused a reaction by the West.
"The strengthening of Russia happens against the background of new threats to the national security, which has complex and interrelated nature," the document goes on to note.
Conducting an independent policy, "both international and domestic" has caused "counteraction from the USA and its allies, which are striving to retain their dominance in global affairs."
That in turn is likely to lead to "political, economical, military and informational pressure on Russia."
The document also implicates Washington in staging "anti-constitutional coup d'etat in Ukraine", which is of course true. The result: a protracted civil war and a US puppet government that is less popular than its Russia-backed predecessor.
The document also reiterates Russia's concerns about the expansion and strengthening of NATO. Here's an excerpt:
The buildup of the military potential of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and vesting it with global functions implemented in violations of norms of international law, boosting military activity of the bloc’s countries, further expansion of the alliance, the approach of its military infrastructure to Russian borders create a threat to the national security.”
The references are to the multiple war games and snap drills NATO has conducted near Russia's borders over the past nine months and to the inclusion of Montenegro in the alliance (documented here).
Of course one doesn't necessarily have to interpret the document in the way the Western media has. Compare and contrast the following two headlines, the first from Reuters and the second from Sputnik:
- Russia Outlines Priorities in Relations with US, EU and NATO
- Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy
Those two pieces refer to the very same document although you wouldn't know it by what's implied. Here are some excerpts from the Sputnik piece:
The strategy defines main venues of Russia-US partnership on the global arena as the improvement of mechanisms of arms controls, the strengthening of mutual trust measures, joint efforts in the area of WMD non-proliferation, expanded cooperation in the fight against terrorism as well as in the resolution of regional conflicts.
"Russia supports the strengthening of mutually-beneficial cooperation with the European countries, the European Union…with the goal of developing a transparent system of collective security in the Euro-Atlantic region based on clearly-defined legal agreements," the text of the document, posted on Thursday on the government's legal information portal, says.
According to the document, Russia continues to view NATO expansion and military activities near Russian borders as a major threat to its security and a violation of international laws, but is ready to develop relations with the Alliance in the interests of the European security.
The takeaway here probably isn't whether or not the US is listed as a "threat" to Russia's national security but rather that The Kremlin if officially recognizing Russia's role in a kind of new world order wherein all matters of geopolitical significance are no longer decided in Washington.
In other words, the era of unipolarity and US hegemony (which has lasted nearly a quarter century) has come to an end and Russia's discussion of the backlash from the US and NATO isn't so much an effort to cast aspersions (i.e. to call this country or that country "a threat") as it is to outline and assess the new reality.
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China is no ally to criminal putin regime – I’ll post examples for that.
For now – here is latest one. China created alternative railroad route leaving Russia outside of it.
FIRST CHINESE SILK ROAD CARGO TRAIN ARRIVES IN GEORGIAThe project will connect Europe, Eastern Asia, India, Central Asia and the Middle East, the newspaper reports.
The train departed from the Lianyungang terminal in China’s eastern area several days ago.
It has travelled through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and, after passing through Georgia, will soon arrive in Turkey.
Here is video about that (RUS):
https://youtu.be/5HmDqVlz-zc
China takes over Russian teritority and resources:
ANALYSIS: RUSSIA’S FAR EAST TURNING CHINESEThe Chinese are invading Russia — not with tanks, but with suitcases.
Alexander Shaikin, in charge of controlling the Russian-Chinese border, said on June 29 that 1.5 million people from China have illegally entered the Russian Far East over the past 18 months.
Reported by The Moscow Times, Shaikin’s claim is likely exaggerated, but increased Chinese migration is marking a return of Chinese influence to these territories. And any territorial dispute could disrupt relations between Asia’s largest continental powers.
It’s impossible to know the exact level of Chinese migration into the Russian Far East; Russia has not run a census in over a decade. But by all indications, a significant river of people is surging across the border.
The Moscow Carnegie Center, the only organization to launch an independent study, claimed that there were about 250,000 Chinese in Russia in 1997. The Interior Ministry has claimed that there are 2 million. Other estimates place the Chinese population at 5 million.
Regardless, the Federal Migration Service fears a flood. The service has repeatedly warned that the Chinese could become the dominant ethnic group in the Russian Far East in 20 to 30 years. Such an occurrence would require an annual influx of about 250,000 to 300,000 Chinese, less than one-third the rate that Shaikin currently claims.
Too stupid ! You deserve no potato today...
Opiates are called "minerals" now. Who knew?
looks like the EUR/RUB will hit 100 soon. Chart looks terrible
All currencies are collapsing, they all look terrible for every country except usd. Usd will be last to drop with fireworks.
Usd will be last to drop with fireworks.
While true it is much sooner than we think!
its not that you have a stupid opinion or a bad analysis (which you do), but the real problem with your post is that its just factually inaccurate. Itd be interesting to see your sources and try to understand how someone who is clearly passionate about the subject could spend so much time researching it and still end up wrong.
It is called 'fixing the facts around the policy'. As used to justify that massive political and miltary success, Iraq War 2003
if Russia economy collapse, world collapse.
Russia won't collapse, and in the unlikely event of a possibility China would lend a hand.
I hope that the Russian economy collapses, thus defaulting on their debt and destroying the USSA controlled international financial system. Mother Russia will still stand but the Central Bankster scum will finally be removed.
Did world collapsed when USSR collapsed? No! Russia economy is smaller than Italy.
The GDP value of Russia represents 3 percent of the world economy
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp
do i have to put up a /sarc tag?
are you reading my other posts?
Japan, EU and US will collapse (most probably in that order) long before Russia. My condolences...
lol. what an assclown.
1. Russia did not invest as much into its economy back then, that's true. but the money did not ALL go to the elites, as it does here in murica. stop lying. The excess cash was used to pay down Russia's debt to near zero and build a plump cash reserve for the future. Which Russia is now using to keep the country afloat (of course there was SOME corruption, as there is anywhere in the world, especillay in murica).
If Russia instead, back then, went balls deep and flooded the country with massive cash and grew its debt like the murican "analysts" recommended, then the present day oil crisis would have wiped out Russia completely (bigger bubble = even bigger crash). And with no cash reserve's, huge debt and no military, Russia would be dead in the water. This is what the murican monkey's wanted. This is NOT what they got. I know you ladies are butthurt.
2. Russia has state-funded media. Yes, RT is in part, state funded. This has never been a secret. You know what has? BBC is also, in part, state funded. Please stop using your gay psy-ops. There are numerous examples of western state-run / "private" monopolies on media.
You also conviniently leave out the fact that Russia also has many media sources that blast Vlad all day long. How can that be in a totalitarian "regime". BTW, please stop using "regime", more gay psy-ops.
3. Big Vlad doesn't need an external enemy to grow his economy and maintain favorable ratings. Unlike the muricans. Russia has some of the hardest working and smartest people in the world. Stop lying. And in Syria, its no secret that Russia and Syria have been bro's for quite some time and Russia doesnt turn their back on their friends. Unlike ..... who? guess? who always lies and backstabs their "friends"? C'mon... easy 1... lol
4. You wrote lowercase putin 99% of the time and only used Putin once. In addition to numerous other gay cia psy-op fag tricks. Please stop with this nonsense. Why can't u homo's just make an argument based on facts and debate like regular people?
5. There are so many more lies, half-truths and deceits in your cia troll rant that i just gave up. dont have the time.
6. Lastly, what's the cost-benefit analysis showing u? Are u pop-tarts actually turning any1? Are my tax dollars being used wisely? Is there atleast SOME success in your endeavors? lol
Nukes will come to criminal west. Idiots like you, make me sick to my stomach.
only G. Schroeder can save Putinified natural gas for European markets, or?
Or Iran:
Iran Seeking Role In Selling Gas To Europehttp://www.rferl.mobi/a/russia-iran-gas-supply-europe/26862739.html
iran is allied with russia.
russian companies will have preference just like american/euro companies had in mena.
Iran is in ally with money not some country
Iran prefers gold to central bankers (liars) promises.
Iran has done nothing but call out the neofuedalist lords of currency, shut off your tee vee.
RIPS
RFE/RL is CIA mouthpiece useless media org. They fired their own employee for accidentally reporting Ukraine western backed putsch regime crimes. Go figure .
You obviously know nothing about Russia nor the Soviet Union.
Let's see: I know Russian language, I have lived in USSR, I experienced USSR collapse, I have traveled in Russia and you tell me I don't know anything about Russia or USSR.
Mkey...
When you lived there you didnt bother to look outside the potatoe sack?
You are programmed by tee vees.
RIPS
Outside of potato sack he look and all is seen is inside walls of Strenci mental hospital.
and why should others believe because you say so ? You've been banned more than ten times and still you pop up with new email-ids. Thats how you define bots on internet.
Yes you don't. I can tell you are full of shit. If you lived in USSR you would of typed CCCP.
Well, if you were born right before the Soviet Union got destroyed that`d make some sense. If you were conscious at the time of destruction, then you are supposed to be at least 38-45 and older. This makes it even more funny to see a grown man rant about “Putin`s regime” on the internet. Putin`s regime has been more beneficial to Russia that Yeltsin`s “presidency” for example.
Well, if you were born right before the Soviet Union got destroyed that`d make some sense. If you were conscious at the time of destruction, then you are supposed to be at least 38-45 and older. This makes it even more funny to see a grown man rant about “Putin`s regime” on the internet. Putin`s regime has been more beneficial to Russia that Yeltsin`s “presidency” for example.
There are fresh potatoes that need your attention.
Full speed ahead.
I wonder if those "3,500 Americans" will have markers when they are buried in those two countries mentioned?!!!
3500 isn't even 10% they killed in Vietnam. So long as they can push the patriotism BS Americans will gladly volunteer their offspring as proven in Vietnam.
Like I've said many times before here R.
After 9/11 when the U.S. government blatantly and overtly rendered Geneva "quaint" along with the UCMJ our little boyz and girlz in camo might as well have had a "bulls eye" painted on their helmets and chests because the only thing standard that they carry are the weapons and camo without any identification.
The American people know nothing and will continue to know absolutely nothing about the number of "enemy combatants" that are American throughout Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and yes of course Eastern Europe that have "bought the farm" and will continue to do so in each of these places and are making wonderful top soil for the farmers in those location(s).
You have to either be severely mentally constrained (as in Forrest Gump-like), high on drugs or mentally scarred from years of physical and mental abuse by your own family members to do the things the American military has been doing since 9/11/2001. And when you understand this sentence and this one alone you can place a running bet that the people looking after your interests 7,000 miles away probably don't care too much where you are or what happens to you other than if a steady paycheck keeps coming there way! Kind of like these people "the majority" who sold out instead of demanding the truth that became the pretext for all this misadventure, bankruptcy and misery we now own!!!
And when you include in that mix all the indigenous children of the places we've occupied that grew up in places like Camp Rhino and Abu Ghraib after the U.S. came that are now being sent to Germany and Sweden to rape blond haired blue eyed women just like they witnessed U.S. soldiers doing to their own mothers and sisters only then will you really begin to understand why you no longer need a uniform with an American flag patch and "dog tags" identifying your carcass for identification when it gets found?
I believe it was a Russian recently who stated very publically to the American President "How can you respect anyone else when you don't even respect yourselves"?...
Been asking myself that question since the "9/11 Commission Report" got published!!!
I think we all know DC is a threat to Russia. Obama has destroyed 2 decades of Russian relations through selfish egotism and incredible stupidity. But, having no understanding of diplomacy or history leads to that kind of thing.
Quin, please...
Obama is a zebra salesman in mom pants who would rather hang out on the golf course or with washed up comedians.
We can't give him credit or power for the grand scheme played out by the real thugs behind him.
Quinvarius....interestingly, Kissinger [of all people] has recently been saying as much. He has criticized Barry's handling of the entire ME mess including pissing off Russia and China.
I'm not surprised when you look at whom his advisers are: Valerie Jarrett, Samantha Powers, John Holdren, Mark Lloyd, Eric "Fast & Furious" Holder, Susan Rice, etc.
No surprise really, on kissy's opinion. He only criticizes because Opie's goin' too fast. Obama runs the risk of exposing those who are really at the wheel. The rapid succession of these events exposes a pattern, a pattern that has the potential to remain even in the memory of the tranquilized american populace. None of these events harm eretz. While we're on the subject of security threats to Russiya, it makes me curious why Vlad made no mention of The Hexagram?
You missed the KIng and Queeen of the Khazars, Robert Kagan and Victoria Nudelman.
That's one hell of a sack of shit to carry on one's back NOR.
Funny how the US is boxed in deeper each day with their never ending lies whilst Russia states the facts and acts accordingly.
This tells you how bad the economy is deteriorating in Russia and how fearful the Putin regime really is.
Stupid comments, go to Russia and see it for yourself first. I have and I can tell you that you're full of shit.
This is Russia outside criminal putin regime propaganda and it's paid trolls:
https://youtu.be/nry2duPN6WY
https://youtu.be/l9Qijf64BAE
https://youtu.be/HfigzO5mKo8
Latvia: Europe's crime capital.
http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/20903/
Here is more on situation in Russia out side of criminal putin regime lies propaganda:
https://youtu.be/OscXu88aSXU?t=24s
Is that your best propaganda piece, you are a troll. And you don't know shit about Russia that just recover from ww2.
you are like a Buddhist preaching to Southern Baptists....
Americans and the politically ignorant will never understand the game in which elected officials rabble-rouse foreign relation plays to temper domestic political ploys.
Precisely. The most worrying part is that this is very likely to entice Putin to behave even more aggressively. He will need ever greater distractions from the unfolding economic crisis within Russia.
Russians have and understand life of deprivations. However, we in the West go totally apeshit and then panic when unable to get an LTE signal on the smartphone. Oh the humanity! Only 3G!
It amazes me just how STUPID urbanites in the West are when walk around listening to their conversations.
It's no wonder the world is f**king falling apart when nimrods like these are in charge of anything more than a drive-thru window.
Makes me ashamed to be part of the "educated elite".