Russia considers establishing new missile defense system

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 14 discussed with the country's Defense Ministry leadership the construction of a new missile defense system as well as countering existing missile defense systems.

Attending the meeting with President Putin were Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu; Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Valery Gerasimov; Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, and chiefs of staff of the branches of the Russian armed forces.

(Source: trdefence.com)

Referring to geopolitical issues, Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov warned that by 2030, the level of existing and potential military threats to Russia could "increase significantly." This level depends mainly on the competition for fuel and energy resources between the world's leading countries, on the market for goods consumption as well as living space...

Mr. Gerasimov affirmed that the competition for raw materials will cause countries to increase their military potential and these are potential risks to Russia's national defense and security.

Last March, Colonel General Gerasimov also reviewed the results of the reform of the Russian military, which was initiated under former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

The General said that the rate of new weapons equipped in the army in recent years has increased to 16% and Russia aims to increase this rate to 70% by 2020./.

According to (TTXVN) - DT