As stated in the press service of the Pentagon, the military indicated that Russia "is a competitor."

“Russia is a competitor, and NATO’s advantage over Moscow, which is behaving more confidently, has declined,” the general said following a meeting of the Alliance’s military committee in Slovenia.

According to him, the NATO defense ministers recognize that the balance of power has changed, which forced the alliance to reconsider its strategy in May.

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Earlier, Dunford, speaking in the American non-governmental Council on Foreign Relations, called the opponents of the United States in space Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

In early August, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, commenting on the US decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty, said that Washington was striving to ensure its superiority in the world.

The Pentagon also noted that it is necessary to change the US space strategy in order not to lose its superiority in space against the backdrop of the successes of Russia and China.