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    Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - A new appraisal names the United States as one of the threats to Russia's national security for the first time, a sign of how relations with the west have deteriorated in recent years.

    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, it says.

    "The strengthening of Russia happens against the background of new threats to the national security, which has complex and interrelated nature," the document says.

    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 says.

    Relations between Russia and the West reached a low after Russian forces annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014, after protests in Ukraine forced its pro-Moscow president to flee to Russia.

    Since then, the West has accused Russia of aiding insurgents in eastern Ukraine. Moscow denies actively assisting the rebels.

    The United States and the European Union have since imposed wide-ranging sanctions against Russian individuals and companies. Moscow has reacted by restricting food and other goods from the EU.

    The document says that the United States and the EU have supported an "anti-constitutional coup d'etat in Ukraine", which led to a deep divide in Ukrainian society and a military conflict.

    It also names the expansion of NATO as a threat to Russia's national security and said that the United States has expanded its network of military-biological laboratories in neighboring to Russia countries.

    The document, which serves as a basis for planning strategy related to national security by different state bodies, does not mention Syria. On Sept. 30, Russia began air strikes against anti-government rebels opposed to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a Russian ally.

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    See that - total stupidity from this admin and most of the presidential candidates. Go after the Saudis, China if you dare big mouths.

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    Putin cites NATO as Threat to Russia


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    Russia Naming U.S. as Threat Does Not Change Chairman’s Perspective


    STUTTGART, Germany, January 4, 2016 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters traveling with him here that a new Russian national security strategy document naming the United States as a threat does not change his perception of the threat posed by Russia.

    Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. said the U.S. military “has always been focused on Russian capability development.” The chairman spoke following meetings with the commanders of U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command.

    Russia is a challenge to the United States and its allies, Dunford said, “Based on their behavior, based on their capabilities -- nuclear, cyber, conventional -- based on the threat to our allies.”

    The Russian strategy document, “About the Strategy of National Security of Russian Federation,” was signed by President Vladimir Putin on New Year’s Eve and names the United States and the expansion of the NATO alliance as threats to the country. The previous document -- signed in 2009 -- does not mention the United States or NATO.

    Dunford said he believes Russia is viewing strategy from a perspective of what nation poses a threat to them. Still, he said, he has only read open-source reporting about the Russian document and wants a chance to read it before discussing its meaning.

    A Broad Look

    Russia’s behavior in Ukraine, Crimea and Georgia requires the United States to take Russian capabilities seriously, the chairman said.

    In some areas, Dunford said, he is comfortable with the U.S. military presence in Europe. In other areas, “the [Eucom] commander has asked for additional rotational forces and, frankly, long before this announcement was made, has taken a broad look to see how to best advance our interests in Europe in the context of security challenges in Europe, which is clearly Russia,” he said.

    Since taking office, the chairman has already spoken twice with his counterpart in Moscow, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. “I’ve spoken with him a couple of times and plan to do that routinely,” Dunford said. “We talk about a wide range of issues.”

    Dunford would like to have a face-to-face meeting with Gerasimov in the context of military-to-military relations. “No matter what the relationships are between states, it’s important to keep the lines of communication open," he said. "We did that during the Cold War -- we had a hotline that we could use in times of crisis.

    “My experience tells me that when you are in a period of difficulty, having a military-to-military, professional relationship … can, one, help you better understand what you are dealing with, and, two, mitigate the risk of miscalculation,” the chairman said.

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