Moscow-Sana
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the deployment of medium- and short-range missiles after the United States withdrew from the pact is a threat and heightens tensions in the world.
Sputnik quoted Putin as saying during a meeting of the Russian Security Council today: “The withdrawal of the United States from the Treaty on the disposal of medium and short-range missiles under the pretext of fabricated a concrete blow to the weapons control system, thus increasing the risk of the proliferation of missiles of this category in various parts and escalated Tension in the world, "noting that the close military infrastructure of NATO to the Russian border is a source of serious concern as well as attempts to militarize space.
During the meeting, Putin praised the efforts of the Russian forces in Syria to carry out their tasks fully, courageously and professionally. "The large-scale hostilities are over as is known, but the combat experience gained in Syria is required today to be used in building the armed forces," he said.
The Russian president stressed last Tuesday the need to effectively address the terrorist threat and the need to provide and organize comprehensive humanitarian assistance in Syria.
The Russian president described the arms program in his country as "successful," stressing the need to expand production of drones, laser systems and weapons with modern technologies.
Putin said: "The share of modern weapons and equipment in the army and navy is more than 68 percent .. Some models are superior to their counterparts in other countries in terms of characteristics by several years," stressing the need to begin next year to develop an arms program until 2033 to develop the military-industrial complex And increase the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of weapons and equipment.
He explained that this is about promising modern models of high-precision weapons and air defense means and the active use of artificial intelligence techniques in the development of military products.
Putin said the world faced serious challenges and threats and there were many uncertainties and technology evolving rapidly, including military techniques. Competition and competition were increasing and taking new forms.
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