Russia's Goals For Its Military

Moscow Aims to Have One of World’s Top Five Militaries -- Heritage Foundation

Moscow recently announced its aspirations to have one of the five best militaries in the world. This ambitious plan will require that Russia replace 70 percent of its military materiel with modern military equipment by 2020. Such optimistic statements are not a rare occurrence, as the Kremlin has made similar statements on numerous occasions in the past.

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My Comment: Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has always outlined very ambitious goals for its military .... but it always failed to produce. The problem in the past has always been due to mismanagement, and a lack of resources/monies to fulfill their goals. Today, the problem is mainly demographic. While oil revenues are helping the state with its finances, there are not enough people to man the weapon systems that Moscow wants to buy .... and what is worse .... it is hard to find recruits who want to be stationed in Siberia on the Chinese border for a few years.