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28 of August, 01:01

The U.S. Department of defense: main risks to the US - Islamic state and Russia
The Secretary of defense Ashton Carter believes the main threat to the U.S. "Islamic state" and the Russian Federation.

Speaking before the marine corps in California, the Minister at the 1st place put the " ugly phenomenon called ISIS, with whom We must fight and We will win."

The 2nd turn Carter said Russia's policy over the last year.

"We must obstruct this (acts of the Russian Federation) from the standpoint of our national interests, and in connection with the fact that we have important allies and partners in this part of the world, and We have important commitments to NATO," said Carter.

The Minister expressed the opinion that the shares of Russian leadership in Ukraine " are the citizens of Russia in the wrong direction ", as it reinforces the confrontation with other countries.

"These two (threats) have become more. We owe both to oppose them, " he added.

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