Russia (bbabo.net), - The main purpose of deploying American troops in Europe is to create a constant threat to our country. Mikhail Popov, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, stated this in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
According to him, for this purpose, a significant grouping of the US armed forces has been formed in the region, numbering more than 60,000 military personnel, 200 tanks, and about 150 combat aircraft. According to him, over the past seven years, the number of US ground forces in Europe has increased by 30 percent, the number of armored vehicles - four times. In addition, tactical nuclear weapons are maintained in readiness for use, and the capabilities of the European segment of the US global missile defense system are being built up. In addition, in the last year alone, the intensity of flights of American strategic bombers near the Russian borders has increased by 40 percent. The intensity of aerial reconnaissance has almost doubled, primarily in the Kaliningrad region and the Crimea. The provocative activity of NATO ships in the Black Sea continues.
Popov also recalled that since 2014, the Pentagon has been implementing the anti-Russian program "Deterrence of Aggression in Europe", for which 4-5 billion dollars are annually spent from the US military budget. "Pay attention to the name of this program, which contains a significant informational and propaganda meaning aimed at creating the image of the "USA as a peacemaker." A forced response to these threats requires Russia to provide financial and material resources that we could use for the further development of our country ", - said the deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Thus, he acknowledged that the presence of American troops and aggressive policy inflict certain financial and economic damage on Russia.
At the same time, according to him, today's anti-Russian hysteria is not only aimed at curbing the economic development of our country. Washington's desire to financially tie European partners to its expensive military developments, as well as to impose on them the products of its military-industrial and gas complex, is coming to the fore.
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