For the first time in 30 years, a large-scale military exercise of the Russian army kicked off, and Putin was prepared for the worst, saying that Russia must be ready to repel all hostile military actions.
According to the Russia Ministry of National Defense on September 10, the Russian army began the "Ocean-2024" strategic exercise on the same day.
Russia Navy fleet
More than 400 warships and more than 90,000 officers and soldiers participated in the exercise, which covered the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
The exercise, which was personally commanded by Commander-in-Chief of the Russia Navy, Moiseev, was aimed at testing the Russian military's readiness for the comprehensive use of high-precision weapons and advanced weapons.
Just before the official start of the exercise, Putin also made a video speech, saying that this is the first time in 30 years that the Russian army has held a naval exercise of this scale.
And motivate the soldiers, no matter how the situation develops, Russia must be ready to repel hostile military operations that may come from any direction, defending the sovereignty and interests of the country.
Judging from Putin's statement, Russia is well aware that the current international security situation is not optimistic, especially NATO countries led by United States, which continue to reduce Russia's security space, forcing Russia to prepare for the worst in advance.
Russia President Vladimir Putin made a speech
That is, if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine further expands, or even NATO itself ends, how should Russia respond? France President Emmanuel Macron has claimed that the possibility of NATO sending troops to Ukraine is not ruled out, although it has not been approved by other NATO members.
But for Russia, even if this probability is only one in a thousand, it has to be vigilant.
Especially as the Ukrainian army began to push the front to Russia homeland, coupled with the fact that in recent times, Ukraine has frequently lobbied United States in the hope that Washington can relax and lift the restrictions on the Ukrainian army's use of long-range weapons to strike Russia homeland
NATO's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is also getting deeper and deeper, and the risk of spillover from the Russia-Ukraine conflict is also increasing. In this context, Russia really needs a "military exercise ground" to show the outside world that it still has the capacity to deal with military intimidation from the West.
This is a warning to NATO countries not to easily cross Russia's "red lines", otherwise they will suffer huge costs.
NATO countries
In addition, Russia, as the rotating presidency of BRICS this year, will hold a series of heavyweight meetings to show that Russia has reliable strength to defend national sovereignty and interests through large-scale exercises, and also to reassure participants.
At the same time, through such an exercise, it can also test the actual combat capability of the Russia Navy and boost the morale of the Russian army. For Russia, it can be described as a multiplicity.
It can be seen from a set of data that the Russian side attaches great importance to this exercise.
In addition to the participation of the Russia Navy, the Russian side also invited representatives of 15 other countries to participate as observers. Including the Chinese side, as early as September 9, it was confirmed that it would participate in the Russian army's "Ocean-2024" strategic exercise.
The interaction between the Chinese and Russian militaries is not only to deepen the level of strategic cooperation between the two sides, but also to enhance the ability of the two militaries to jointly respond to security threats.
United States President Biden
Recently, United States has frequently wooed countries outside the region and flaunted its force in the western Pacific under the banner of "freedom of navigation." The United States cannot only allow itself to intervene in the regional situation and not allow other countries to carry out normal military cooperation.
All in all, the Asia-Pacific region is a highland of peace, not an arena for major powers, and we will never allow NATO to extend its black hand to the Asia-Pacific region after disturbing Europe.