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19:4314/09/2009
Leading Russian military expert Vitaly Shlykov spoke during one of the sessions of the Valdai Discussion Club last week about the sweeping reform of the country’s armed forces, which begins in December and will cut the number of tanks from 20,000 to 2,000 and reduce the number or reservists to just 100,000. The reform, which Shlykov described as nothing short of a revolution, will significantly affect the Kremlin’s approach to the composition of and future cuts to the country’s military arsenal.
Shlykov, who heads the Security Policy Commission of the Defense Ministry’s Public Council, is a former deputy minister of defense and a retired colonel of the GRU military intelligence service. He is also one of the authors of the reform plan. On the margins of the conference, RIA Novosti’s Andrei Zolotov Jr. spoke to Shlykov about the upcoming drastic changes in the military.
Russia Gives Up Mass Army | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Analysis:
Provided the big economic defuncts within Russia has probably led to this surprising reduction. This either means two things
1. Moscow is becoming way too flexible; I mean look at their emerging trends sometimes buying drones from Israel & buying warships from French which totally seems opposite to that of domestic Russian technology. At times they were exporters not importers!!
2. Via these steps Moscow wants to indulge actively in the NATO as well as adjoining European states affair. By making compromises which make a good star it want them to know that Moscow is a senior & responsible player at world affairs
Leading Russian military expert Vitaly Shlykov spoke during one of the sessions of the Valdai Discussion Club last week about the sweeping reform of the country’s armed forces, which begins in December and will cut the number of tanks from 20,000 to 2,000 and reduce the number or reservists to just 100,000. The reform, which Shlykov described as nothing short of a revolution, will significantly affect the Kremlin’s approach to the composition of and future cuts to the country’s military arsenal.
Shlykov, who heads the Security Policy Commission of the Defense Ministry’s Public Council, is a former deputy minister of defense and a retired colonel of the GRU military intelligence service. He is also one of the authors of the reform plan. On the margins of the conference, RIA Novosti’s Andrei Zolotov Jr. spoke to Shlykov about the upcoming drastic changes in the military.
Russia Gives Up Mass Army | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Analysis:
Provided the big economic defuncts within Russia has probably led to this surprising reduction. This either means two things
1. Moscow is becoming way too flexible; I mean look at their emerging trends sometimes buying drones from Israel & buying warships from French which totally seems opposite to that of domestic Russian technology. At times they were exporters not importers!!
2. Via these steps Moscow wants to indulge actively in the NATO as well as adjoining European states affair. By making compromises which make a good star it want them to know that Moscow is a senior & responsible player at world affairs
