Tanks In Red SquareGen. Nikolai Makarov has replaced tough, old Gen. Yury Baluyevsky as the chief of staff of Russia's armed forces and has been tasked with rapidly modernizing them.
Despite all the stories of a run-down and demoralized military that regularly appear in the Western media, Russia's armed forces remain the most powerful and effective land force across all of Eurasia.
They don't have enough modern equipment. But what they do have is state-of-the-art, especially in main battle tanks, heavy artillery and close ground tactical air support.
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News From Other Sources:
Russia to increase its Arctic military presence -- Canada.com
Russia Defense Watch: Flexing Arctic power -- UPI
Russian Navy to expand presence in Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific -- RIA Novosti
Russia "Boosts" Military Presence In Central Asia -- Eurasia Daily
Russia Attempts to Revive Its Military -- NPR
My Comment: With billions in oil revenues, it should be no surprise that some of it is going into military weapons. But to reach the same level as the U.S., it will take more resources than what they have already committed.
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