Revised Russian Doctrine Calls NATO Main Threat

Russia -- embroiled in a tense standoff with the West over the Ukraine crisis -- has identified NATO as its top military threat, in a revised military doctrine signed Friday by President Vladimir Putin. The move, detailed in a 29-page document, comes just days after Ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly to scrap a law blocking Kyiv from pursuing membership in the Western military alliance. Moscow's previous doctrine also named NATO as a top risk to Russian security and...

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