Stop NATO: Putin Signs New Military Doctrine

Putin's new military doctrine
The ruble is in freefall, prices are sky high. And everyone is to blame but Putin. Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool/Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday.

The new military doctrine says the main external risks for the country are the expansion of NATO's military capabilities and detribalization in several regions, RIA news agency reported.

The doctrine also says the main internal risks are activities to destabilize situation in the country and the activities of terrorists, it added.

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