The strengthening and development of the army, reliable security of the country was and remains an unconditional priority. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with graduates of military universities.
According to him, the Russian Federation will continue to comprehensively improve the armed forces taking into account new challenges and experience in conducting a “special military operation.”
“The most important task here is the development of a nuclear triad, which is a key guarantee of the military security of Russia and global stability. Already about half of the parts and formations of the Strategic Missile Forces are equipped with the latest EGS complexes, troops are re -equipped with modern missile systems with a hypersonic combat part of” Avangard “. In the near future, the first launchers of the Sarmat complex with a new heavy missile will be interceded on combat duty,” the President of the Russian Federation said.
Putin noted that the weapons of the Russian nuclear triad allows you to effectively and guaranteed to ensure strategic deterrence and maintain a global balance of forces.
According to him, in strict accordance with the plans, the arsenals of aviation and marine components of strategic nuclear forces are replenished. “We still have to do much to qualitatively increase the potential of all components of the armed forces, and we are fully implemented by these plans, and on our own scientific, technological, production and personnel base with the support of the growing capabilities of the domestic military-industrial complex, the Russian high-tech business” ” , – Putin emphasized.
In turn, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu said that the RF Armed Forces will do everything to ensure military security and sovereignty of the country. “The collective West launched a real war against Russia, once again trying to break it with all his might. Endless sanctions are introduced, riots and military conflicts in neighboring states are provoked, and a huge military aid is a help to the Kiev regime,” the minister said.
At the same time, Shoigu assured the country’s authorities that the RF Armed Forces “will do everything to ensure military security and sovereignty of the country”