U.S., its allies' aspirations for domination in World Ocean threaten Russian national security - document
MOSCOW. July 20 (Interfax) - Russia is under military and political pressure aimed at lowering effectiveness of its naval activities in the World Ocean, the fundamentals of the Russian state policy for naval affairs through 2030 indicated.
The presidential decree approving the document was published on the official legal information online portal.
"Aspirations by a number of countries, primarily the United States and their allies to dominate in the World Ocean, including in the Arctic and to achieve the overwhelming dominance of their naval forces" are singled out in the document among current and new threats, as well as the threats to Russian national security in the World Ocean.
The document also highlights several countries' desire "to limit Russia's access to the World Ocean resources and its entry to vitally important sea transport communications." "Economic, political, international legal and military pressure on Russia for the purposes of reducing effectiveness of its naval activities in the World Ocean and weakening its control over the Northern Sea Route, a historically established Russian national transport route," are named among mentioned dangers.
At the same time, "foreign countries' territorial claims to Russia regarding coastal territories and sea areas adjacent to them," the presence of flashpoints and escalation of armed conflicts in the territories, which have strategic significance for Russia and its allies, as well as in the countries, which reach out to the World Ocean, are mentioned among the threats to national security.
