Defense chief Sergei
Shoigu pointed to NATO ongoing military buildup in Eastern Europe, the
deployment of US missile defenses to Poland and Romania, as well as growing
cooperation with Finland, Sweden.
MOSCOW, August 21.
/TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry will take wide-ranging measures in light of
the mounting tensions along the country’s western borders, Russian Defense
Minister Sergei Shoigu said, opening the ministry’s board meeting on Wednesday.
When talking about
the current military and political climate, he pointed to NATO’s ongoing
military build-up in Eastern Europe, the deployment of US missile defenses to
Poland and Romania, along with NATO’s growing cooperation with Finland and
Sweden.
"We will take
comprehensive measures to thwart the emerging threats," Shoigu pointed
out.
The Russian defense
chief said that a discussion on the meeting’s agenda would be held on carrying
out the 2019-2025 plans set before the country’s Western and Eastern Military
Districts in accordance with President Putin’s May Decrees of 2012 and 2018 and
instructions handed down following the Sochi meetings.
Source: ITAR-TASS
21-08-2019
