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Shafaq News
26-07-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Russia warns NATO: Kaliningrad attack means overwhelming response
Shafaq News – Moscow Russia warned on Saturday that any NATO military action against its Kaliningrad enclave would prompt an immediate and overwhelming response, potentially involving nuclear weapons. Speaking to RIA Novosti, Nikolai Patrushev, a top aide to President Vladimir Putin and chairman of Russia's Naval Collegium, affirmed that Moscow would employ 'all forces and means at its disposal' to defend Kaliningrad in line with its military doctrine. 'Russia has all the necessary military instruments to guarantee the region's security,' he emphasized. His comments followed recent remarks by General Christopher Donahoe, commander of US Army forces in Europe and Africa, who revealed that NATO had developed plans to rapidly neutralize Russian defenses in Kaliningrad as part of a broader effort to reinforce deterrence on its eastern border. NATO countries have been expanding ground capabilities and deepening military-industrial cooperation as part of the alliance's post-Ukraine war strategy to counter Russia, Donahoe outlined earlier this month. Patrushev accused the West of reviving historical aggression toward Russia, drawing parallels between current NATO policies and those once embraced by Germany's military elites. 'Today's Western strategists are voicing plans that would have been welcomed by the Prussian Junkers and their Nazi descendants—who rightly ended up on the dustbin of history,' he argued. 'I have no doubt that the same fate awaits modern warmongers.' Kaliningrad, a heavily militarized Russian exclave wedged between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, hosts Russia's Baltic Fleet and advanced missile systems. The territory has become a focal point in the growing standoff between Moscow and NATO since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Epoch Times
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Putin Has Greenlit 25-Year Plan to Boost Russian Sea Power, Top Adviser Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently approved a 25-year naval strategy aimed at restoring Russia's position as a leading maritime power, top Kremlin adviser Nikolai Patrushev has said. According to Patrushev, the wide-ranging strategy document lays out the 'key requirements for the future combat composition of the [Russian] fleet and its primary tasks in peacetime and wartime.'
Miami Herald
09-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Putin Approves Military Plans Through to 2050
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has approved a development strategy for Russia's Navy for the next 25 years, one of his key aides has said. Nikolai Patrushev, who heads Russia's Maritime Board, told media that the Russian president had last month signed off plans for the Navy until 2050. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. Russia has the world's third-most-powerful navy after China and the U.S. but it has faced setbacks in the Ukraine war due to Kyiv's drones and missile attacks, which pushed much of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet back from its main base in Crimea. Amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia's military resources have been strained as Putin ramps up defense spending to record levels. Patrushev's announcement highlights Moscow's long-term planning to keep its status as a naval power in the face of Western sanctions and military setbacks, raising questions about future security and geopolitical stability in the region. Patrushev, a former head of the FSB who has close ties to Putin, told the publication Arguments and Facts that the Russian president had approved on May 30 the "Strategy for the Development of the Russian Navy up to 2050." One goal of the long-term plan was to address modern threats, including unmanned aerial vehicles and high-speed of uncrewed boats targeting coastal areas, Patrushev said in the interview picked up by other Russian state media outlets. Patrushev heads the Maritime Board created in 2024 to take charge of the country's naval policy. He said there needed to be a long-term vision of evolving challenges and threats facing the Russian Navy-without giving specific details about the strategy. Russia has ramped up defense spending to Cold War levels as a percentage of gross domestic product, allocating $145 billion for national defense in its 2025 budget, 32 percent of total federal spending, much higher than previous years. Russia has 79 submarines, including 14 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and 222 warships, according to open-source data cited by Reuters. Russia's main fleet is the Northern Fleet headquartered in Severomorsk on the Barents Sea. Nikolai Patrushev, Kremlin aide and Maritime Board chairman, told Arguments and Facts: "The final draft of the strategy was submitted for consideration to the head of state, and he signed off on it on May 30 … Russia's position as one of the world's greatest maritime powers is gradually recovering." Russia's government is expected to implement the approved naval and defense strategy over the coming decades, with ongoing reviews by the Maritime Board and relevant ministries. The evolving conflict in Ukraine and shifting global alliances will likely influence the pace and scope of these long-term military plans. Related Articles Most Russians No Longer See US as Enemy Nation: PollZelensky Addresses 'Complicated' Aftermath of Oval Office Blowup With TrumpRussian Troops Advance Into Another Ukraine Region: MoscowUkraine Destroys 13 Russian Tanks, 100 Armored Vehicles as Locomotive Hit 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Asharq Al-Awsat
09-06-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Putin Approves Big Revamp of Russia's Navy, Kremlin Aide Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the world's leading maritime powers, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview published on Monday. Russia has the world's third most powerful navy after China and the United States, according to most public rankings, though the navy has suffered a series of high-profile losses in the Ukraine war. Patrushev, a former KGB officer who served with Putin in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg during Soviet times, said the new naval strategy - entitled "The Strategy for the Development of the Russian Navy up to 2050" - had been approved by Putin in late May. "Russia's position as one of the world's greatest maritime powers is gradually recovering," Patrushev told the Argumenti i Fakti newspaper in an interview. "It is impossible to carry out such work without a long-term vision of the scenarios for the development of the situation in the oceans, the evolution of challenges and threats, and, of course, without defining the goals and objectives facing the Russian Navy," Patrushev said. Patrushev gave no further details about the strategy, though Russia has ramped up spending on defense and security to Cold War levels as a percentage of gross domestic product. A US Department of Defense report said in 2021 that China had the largest navy in the world and that Beijing's overall battleforce is expected to grow to 460 ships by 2030. Open source data suggests Russia has 79 submarines, including 14 nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines, as well as 222 warships. Its main fleet is the Northern Fleet headquartered in Severomorsk on the Barents Sea.
Saba Yemen
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Putin approves Russian Navy Development Strategy until 2050
Moscow - Saba: Nikolai Patrushev, aide to the Russian president, announced on Monday that Russia's position as one of the world's greatest naval powers is gradually being restored. Sputnik quoted Patrushev as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the Russian Navy Development Strategy until 2050, stressing that the approved document is the first of its kind in modern history. According to Sputnik, Patrushev revealed in an interview with the Russian newspaper Argumenty i Fakty that "the decision to develop the strategy was made in July of last year during a meeting in the Kremlin. At the president's direction, the Ministry of Defense prepared a draft law, which was subsequently reviewed by the Russian Maritime Council, taking into account proposals submitted by federal agencies and organizations." He noted that "the final version of the strategy, which was submitted to the head of state for consideration, was approved by him on May 30." He added, "I would like to say, without going into details, that such a strategic planning document is being adopted for the first time in modern history." Patrushev emphasized that "the development of a strong and modern (naval) fleet is one of Russia's priority tasks." The document includes an assessment of the navy's condition and capabilities, taking into account the experience of the air defense forces, and formulates the requirements for the fleet's future combat formation, according to Patrushev. Patrushev continued, "The strategy includes an analysis of developments in the global military and political situation, the likelihood and nature of armed conflicts, and the capabilities of leading naval powers." The strategy also assesses the current state and capabilities of the Russian Navy, taking into account the experience of special military operations. It also formulates the main requirements for the future combat formation of the Russian fleet, its main tasks in peacetime and wartime, and the mechanisms for the future formation of the navy. The Russian presidential aide emphasized that "it is impossible to develop a strong and modern fleet without a long-term vision of the scenarios for the development of the global situation, the evolving challenges and threats, and without defining the goals and tasks facing the Russian Navy." Patrushev concluded by saying that "Russia is gradually regaining its position as one of the greatest naval powers in the world." It is worth noting that since 2024, the command of the Russian naval fleets has been directly transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. The Russian Navy includes the Baltic, Northern, Black Sea, and Pacific Fleets, in addition to the Caspian Sea Flotilla. The Russian Navy was established on October 30, 1696, by royal decree of Tsar Peter I. Since then, the Russian Navy has been performing its duties in defense of the sovereignty and security of the Russian Federation. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
