Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech today, Wednesday, during the year-end meeting with leaders of the Ministry of Defense, included several important points related to the Russian army's armament and development strategy to confront the West.
The meeting in which Putin delivered his speech is an annual meeting dedicated to the Russian Ministry of Defense to review its achievements over the past year and present its strategy for the coming year.
The following are the most prominent 10 points mentioned in Putin's speech, which reflect his country's strategy for the next stage:
Pledge to maintain the balance of nuclear deterrence, continue to support the Russian nuclear capabilities, and raise the combat readiness of the nuclear forces.
Developing "unparalleled worldwide" hypersonic weapons as part of a plan to strengthen strategic weapons, and pledge to provide strategic forces with all types of modern weapons.
The arrival of the "Satan" intercontinental missiles, known as the "Satan", into service with the Russian army, and the announcement of the introduction of the hypersonic "Zircon" missiles into service on the first of next January.
Expanding capabilities for preemptive strike equipment, investing in good experience in manufacturing drone submarines, and paying attention to the importance of drones in the 10-month-old conflict in Ukraine.
Benefit from the experience of the Russian military forces that have operated in Syria over the past years.
Requesting the Ministry of Defense to analyze the experience and tactics of NATO and to include it in the program for preparing forces and arming the Russian army.
Providing unlimited financial support to the Russian armed forces, including providing the necessary resources for what he described as the military operation in Ukraine.
Work to fully achieve Russia's military goals in Ukraine, and give the government everything it requests to support the military campaign there.
Work to address the problems demonstrated by the partial mobilization announced on September 21 for the first time in the country's history since the end of World War II, which included hundreds of thousands, and the shift towards digitizing military mobilization departments, and improving coordination systems between departments.
There is no intention to militarize the economy or the militarization of the state, and to solve all the problems of the Russian armed forces without encroaching on civilian life.