Minister of defense: U.S. army must confront terrorists and Russia
The head of the Ministry of defense of the USA Chuck Hagel said Wednesday that the U.S. army will have to confront the terrorists and modern and efficient army of Russia.
Relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated due to the situation in Ukraine, where in February began a deep Crisis of political power and 3 Southeast region held a referendum on independence. One of them - the Crimea became part of Russia, in 2 other - Donetsk and Lugansk - Kiev authorities have started a special operation against supporters of independence. Western countries did not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia, accusing Moscow in the revision of borders, and then in support of the Donetsk and Lugansk militias. Russia recalled that the new status of the Crimea was supported by 97% of participants of the referendum, and charges in supplying militias rejects as unsubstantiated and with his own hand, emphasizes the growth of activity of NATO's borders.
" Requirements for the army in the future will only grow and become more diverse and complex. Danger from terrorists and terrorists will continue for a long time. But we also need to deal with revisionist Russia, with its modern and efficient army on the threshold of NATO, " said Hagel, speaking in the U.S. capital.
The Alliance came close to the borders of Russia in 1999 and 2004, when NATO entered first Poland and then Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Total military expenditures of NATO countries in 2013 amounted to $ 1 trillion (nearly 600 billion of them fall on the USA), the Russian military budget 68 billion, with a planned increase to 98 billion by 2016.
in September, the head of Barack called " Russian aggression " among the three world threats - along with middle Eastern extremist group " Islamic state " and the Ebola virus. In the capital of Russia called Obama's speech " a set of cliches and propaganda slogans ". The Russian foreign Minister, that these estimates are " beyond good and evil ".