{"id":16770,"date":"2022-07-31T16:49:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=16770"},"modified":"2022-07-31T16:49:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:49:38","slug":"on-navy-day-putin-says-united-states-is-main-threat-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=16770&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"On navy day, Putin says United States is main threat to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mishaal Arshad C.M Underground News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Putin praises Peter the Great for making Russia a great sea power and increasing global standing of Russian state.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Putin signs new 55-page naval doctrine, which sets out broad strategic aims of Russia&#8217;s navy.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Doctrine says main threat to Russia is &#8220;strategic policy of USA to dominate the world&#8217;s oceans&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-cnvs-separator-id-1659286090616\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ST PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia&#8217;s main rival and set out Russia&#8217;s global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on Russia&#8217;s Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg founded by Tsar Peter the Great, Putin praised Peter for making Russia a great sea power and increasing the global standing of the Russian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After inspecting the navy, Putin made a short speech in which he promised that what he touted as Russia&#8217;s unique Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, cautioning that Russia had the military clout to defeat any potential aggressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly before the speech, he signed a new 55-page naval doctrine, which sets out the broad strategic aims of Russia&#8217;s navy, including its ambitions as a &#8220;great maritime power&#8221; which extend over the entire world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main threat to Russia, the doctrine says, is &#8220;the strategic policy of the USA to dominate the world&#8217;s oceans&#8221; and the movement of the NATO military alliance closer towards Russia&#8217;s borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia may use its military force appropriately to the situation in the world&#8217;s oceans should other soft powers, such as diplomatic and economic tools, be exhausted, the doctrine says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin did not mention the conflict in Ukraine during his speech but the military doctrine envisages a &#8220;comprehensive strengthening of Russia&#8217;s geopolitical position&#8221; in the Black and Azov seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also set out the Arctic Ocean, which the United States has repeatedly said Russia is trying to militarise, as an area of particular importance for Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia&#8217;s vast 37,650 km coastline, which stretches from the Sea of Japan to the White Sea, also includes the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin said the delivery of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles to the Admiral Gorshkov frigate would begin within months. 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