The new Russian military doctrine sees NATO as a fundamental threat to Russia

The document posted on the Kremlin website is particularly concerned about "strengthening the military capabilities of NATO to Russia's borders."

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the new military doctrine on Friday, three days after Ukraine decided to turn to the Atlantic Alliance abandoning its status as non-aligned countries. Although the accession of Ukraine to NATO remains a highly uncertain prospect, abandonment of its non-aligned status is very badly received in Moscow, explains Sergey Pashinsky, head of the Security Committee and defense of the Ukrainian Parliament. "

In their view, Ukraine is a strategic partner and is now the strategic enemy, "he says. "But we do not forgive the annexation of the Crimea, nor dead in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is ready to meet the challenges, we are developing our own military doctrine and we will face all the threats of the Russian Federation. "

The new Russian military doctrine also establishes the concept of "non-nuclear deterrence", which requires a high level of readiness of conventional forces, and reserve the use of nuclear weapons in the case of "threat to the existence even the state. "