The United States and its allies in NATO are not looking for confrontation in relations with Moscow, but to study the new military doctrine of Russia, said the representative of the Pentagon Vanessa Hillman (Vanessa Hillman).

The new edition of the military doctrine of Russia was approved by President Putin on December 26. The nature of the doctrine still defensive, Russia wants to use military force only if exhausted diplomatic measures.

" U.S. study new military doctrine of Russia. Neither the United States Nor our allies in NATO are not threats to the Russian Federation, and for more than twenty years, NATO is working to build a partnership with Russia ", - said Hillman, adding that " the United States and its allies in NATO are not looking for confrontation with Russia."

In the new edition of the doctrine adopted by Russia, the concept of " nuclear deterrence " - the story is about maintaining high combat readiness of the forces. The doctrine takes into account the emergence of new threats to the Russian Federation, for example, connected with the situation in Ukraine and around it, with the events in the Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq and Afghanistan. Among such challenges also include the expansion of NATO To Russia's borders, plans to establish a global MISSILE defense and the strategic placement of weapons in outer space.

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