"We are stronger now than any potential aggressor"

(MOSCOW) — Russia’s military is now stronger than any potential foe, President Vladimir Putin told an annual end-of-year meeting with the defense ministry on Thursday.

“We can say with certainty: we are stronger now than any potential aggressor,” he told the meeting. “Anyone!”

His comments come at the end of a year when tensions between Russia and the West have remained strained, largely to do with differing approaches to the civil war in Syria.

Tensions between Russia and the West escalated after Russia’s annexation in Crimea in 2014 and its involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Last year, Russia began an air force operation in Syria to support President Bashar Assad that’s irked the U.S. in particular.

Both Russia and NATO members conducted a flurry of military drills near the Russian border this year. Russia has insisted that it’s bolstering its forces at the border to react to a growing NATO threat.

Speaking at the defense ministry’s headquarters in Moscow Putin said Russia should follow closely any military movement along its border as well as changes “in the military and political situation globally.” He said Russia should be swift in “adjusting plans to neutralize potential threats to our country.”

Putin made the comments after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented his annual report, lauding Russia’s military achievements in Syria as well as successful efforts to modernize the Russian army.

Among other things, Shoigu said Russia “for the first time in its history” has fully covered the Russian border with early warning anti-missile systems. Shoigu complained about an increased number of NATO drone flights along the Russian border announced plans to send more troops to Russia’s west, south-west and the Arctic region.

Putin thanked the ministry for its work but added that “the situation might change very quickly” in case “we let ourselves relax even for a moment.”

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What do u expect,he is the world most powerful person on earth

putin my guy

No mind all those NATO jooor
24 countries want to fight Russia
NATO are too lazy
They are only good with propagandas and Bully small countries like Iraq that has no strong backing of Russia

Khd95:
What do u expect,he is the world most powerful person on earth


putin my guy

cstr19:
And that is because Obama is on his way out, and trump has not been sworn in yet.
Wait for the next forbes release. The US president is naturally and unarguably the most powerful individual on earth.
That is what being the biggest economy and strongest military in the world gives you. Not to talk of the over 700 US military bases all over the world.
The Russian economy is shitt.

US military is a loud mouth

cstr19:
And that is because Obama is on his way out, and trump has not been sworn in yet.
Wait for the next forbes release. The US president is naturally and unarguably the most powerful individual on earth.
That is what being the biggest economy and strongest military in the world gives you. Not to talk of the over 700 US military bases all over the world.
The Russian economy is shitt.

If I slap You now ko

cstr19:
Ofcourse, what do you expect him to say?
Though he and his ministers know better. If they are so strong they should have fell for that trap and invaded turkey, and see what NATO will do to them.
The US beats them in virtually most areas. Be it the number of airframes, number of destroyers, aircraft carriers and whatever.
And I am not even talking about the sophistication .
They only have more tanks than the US.

Do u believe d US can beat Russia? You must be joking.

Russia has the fastest military and can fully mobilize for war even before Pentagon sits and Before US has fully mobilized for war, NATO would been defeated.

I don't want to talk about Russian NATO designated SS-27, the fastest known thing ever designed by man and currently in service since 1997. An ICBM capable of breaching US defences. Or the lastest SS-18 (Satan 2) capable of wiping out the entire France or Texas. The only missile without known defence for. Or do u want me to remind you of the Russian EMP?

IF US thinks they are strong, they should go and remove Assad or Kim of North Korea. Loud Mouths.

Rubbish talk from Russia. If they say no nuclear just soldiers, navy, and air force, Russia will still loose. Stupid country like most of Africa only with better lethal weapons. A Very dictatorial and a sadist nation. USA got its down sides which are numerous especially things/people like trump, but Russia is way worse. Trump will never win if he were contesting in Russia as a citizen. Putin and Gambia's president must be distant relatives.


The USA will and should give Russia respect, but if a war breaks out, the last people coughing will be the USA survivors.

This below is why Russia is still an armature where USA or western Europe are.

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