The United States wants to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia and is strengthening its military presence near its borders for this purpose, Russian President Vladimir Putin said while participating via videoconference at the start of the active phase of the Ocean 2024 exercises."Through its aggressive actions, the US is seeking to gain a tangible military advantage, thereby destroying the established security architecture and the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region. In fact, the US is provoking an arms race without regard for the security of its European and Asian allies," he said."We see that the United States is trying to maintain its global military and political dominance at all costs. To do this, it is seeking to inflict a strategic defeat on our country using Ukraine," he also pointed out.Mr. Putin noted that the United States was creating the preconditions for a dangerous situation, for the crisis in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.He cited as an example some actions of the West. Thus, Washington and its allies openly announce their intention to deploy medium and short-range missiles in the so-called vanguard zones, they practice the transfer and deployment of advanced missile systems in the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian leader explained. "Under the pretext of confronting an alleged Russian threat and containing the People's Republic of China, the United States and its satellites are strengthening their military presence near the western borders of Russia, in the Arctic and in the Asia-Pacific region," he added.Source: Burkina Information Agency
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