“Strong geopolitical changes”
Vladimir Putin Wrote Video message to participants of the meeting of heads of defense departments of the SCO and CIS member states. He said he found this meeting “very important” as it allowed “successfully resolved” issues related to “protection against external threats”.
“New acute challenges are emerging, powerful geopolitical shifts are taking place. The outlines of a truly multipolar world order are emerging before our eyes: new centers of development are emerging in Asia, Africa and Latin America, increasingly defending their national interests, protecting their sovereignty, their right to go their own way. development. “It is absolutely impossible to resist these objective processes of history,” said Putin.
He pointed out that “the potential for conflict has increased” in the world. The president sees this as “any attempt by some of the Western elites to maintain their political, economic, financial, military and ideological dominance”.
According to the head of state, Western countries are “deliberately going to multiply the chaos and aggravate the international situation.” The Russian leader is confident that “the USA and its satellites” rely on the “power factor” and “de facto destroy” the strategic stability architecture that has been built for decades. Putin believes these countries are “aggressively expanding the geography of NATO enlargement.”
He added that Western countries have resorted to illegal economic and trade sanctions to thwart “alternative development models”, using “color revolutions” technology to eliminate objectionable governments and incite military conflicts.
“Ukraine is a colony”
According to Putin, the actions of Western countries in Ukraine have “serious consequences”. He said that for several years the West “shamelessly exploited” Ukraine’s resources, “turned this country into a colony”, and now “uses the Ukrainian people sarcastically as cannon fodder and rams against Russia”. The president pointed out that while continuing to supply Ukraine with weapons and sending mercenaries to the military special operations zone, these countries are pushing Kiev on the “suicide path”.
He believes that the SCO and CIS states should cooperate more in the field of defense units. The president is confident that “working together is necessary to create a more resilient and sustainable system of security and cooperation that fits current challenges.” At the same time, he noted that it should be based on “some mythical unwritten rules that no one has ever seen”, not “one’s sovereignty and monopoly”, but “only international law and respect for each other’s interests”.
“We consider it necessary to continue to develop the continuous exchange of information within the framework of the SCO and the CIS in the field of defense policy, to share experience in the construction of national armed forces, to increase military-technical cooperation and to promote it in the best way possible. modern models of weapons and equipment,” stressed the president.
common tasks
Putin noted that for many years, the military units of the SCO and CIS countries have been implementing coordination and coordination in joint exercises.
According to him, “maneuvers of mass rapid response and rapid deployment forces, reconnaissance and logistics support of the CSTO”, as well as exercises of the CIS Joint Air Defense System and SCO counter-terrorism command and personnel exercises are held regularly. member states. The President of the Russian Federation is confident that “such joint training” and “solving non-standard tasks” are necessary in order to “improve the quality of military command and control.”
He added that joint peacekeeping missions have acquired “extraordinary importance”, thus “enhancing the operational capabilities of peacekeeping units to maintain links with UN operations aimed at peacekeeping”.
“We value the long-standing traditions of cooperation between the SCO and the CIS in the field of training and advanced training of military personnel. We aim to continue to actively develop this key area, to use the scientific potential of Russian military universities and academies for this, to use the basic training and methodological structures of the Russian Armed Forces, combat training centers, “he said.
joint statement
Speaking at a meeting attended by the heads of the defense departments of the SCO and CIS states, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the role of the armed forces of the countries participating in these organizations in ensuring stability and security in the region has increased.
“In the face of the sharp aggravation of the international situation, the emerging challenges and threats to military security, the importance of discussing these issues and the role of our states’ armed forces in maintaining regional stability and strengthening security is growing. said Shoigu.
He also considered this fact symbolically. that the meeting took place on the Day of Heroes of the Fatherland, which is celebrated annually in Russia.
According to the news of RIA Novosti, a joint statement was signed after the meeting, but the details were not disclosed.