'Putin is preparing for future war against NATO with new nuclear submarines' 5 min agoabroad _ MOSCOW - The Russian Navy has commissioned two new nuclear submarines. President Vladimir Putin arrived on site in the city of Severodvinsk to view the ships. According to the American think tank Institute for the Study of War, Russia is preparing for a large-scale war with NATO.
The construction of the Imperator Aleksandr III and Krasnoyarsk took six years, but on Monday Russian President Putin was finally able to admire both ships in the northern city of Severodvinsk. The two nuclear submarines are to become part of the Russian fleet in the Pacific Ocean. “With such ships and such weapons, Russia will feel safe,” Putin said in a speech.
The Krasnoyarsk is equipped with long-range missiles that, according to Putin, can hit targets on land and sea with high precision. The Imperator Aleksandr III is part of a new fleet of Russian nuclear-powered submarines, each armed with sixteen intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Large-scale war During his visit, Putin also did not fail to emphasize that Russia is working on eight more similar submarines: five of the Krasnoyarsk type and three of the Imperator type. He stated that Russia plans to quantitatively strengthen its naval forces, in the Arctic and Far East, and in the Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas.
Putin's push to expand Russian naval power in all areas where Russia has naval bases indicates, according to the renowned American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW), that he wants to prepare "for a future large-scale war with NATO." According to ISW, the fact that the very expensive ships will also operate in areas outside Ukraine and Eastern Europe indicates that Russia plans to threaten NATO and its allies "in several regions".
According to the ISW, a reinforcement in the Far East should make Russia and China equal defense partners. The increased activity in the Arctic can be seen as a response to the accession of Finland (and soon also Sweden) to NATO. “It is unclear whether Russian naval manufacturers will be able to produce strategic naval vessels at the Kremlin's desired scale and quality in the coming years,” the ISW said.
Provocations Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia's ties with many Western countries have deteriorated. Moscow now says it is fighting what it calls “the collective West in Ukraine.” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov emphasized at the end of November that it depends on NATO whether the conflict will escalate further.
“We will not succumb to provocations, but we can guarantee that we will guarantee our safety, we are ready,” he said firmly in the daily Izvestia . “If the US expects to win the next arms race, the Americans are wrong.”
Putin also called the invasion of Ukraine a response to Western attempts to threaten Russia.
