“Russia, for example, has demonstrated the ability and willingness to use, where necessary, including Europe, the armed forces to achieve their goals,” the document says.
At the same time, the country's intelligence community believes that currently the use of armed forces to achieve foreign policy goals is not the most effective method, but countries are preparing for power scenarios and developing military capabilities.
In March, the Defense Committee of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament released a report claiming that Russia has numerous armored forces that are constantly being modernized.