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Russian warnings of geopolitical and Eurasian conflict
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Russian leadership has issued warnings regarding escalating geopolitical tensions and the potential for large-scale conflict. In August, President Vladimir Putin warned that NATO’s presence and plans to install new weapons in the Asia-Pacific region threaten Russian security and increase the potential for conflict. During a visit to Yujno-Sahalinsk, Putin observed large-scale Pacific Fleet exercises involving 13,000 personnel and 60 vessels, noting that such maneuvers are essential for maintaining military readiness. By In September, Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), expanded this warning to a broader Eurasian context, stating the risk of a large-scale conflict is “quite real.” ‘quite real.’ Speaking at a security conference in Saint Petersburg, Naryshkin accused European leaders of pursuing a strategy of “controlled escalation” and suggested ‘controlled escalation’ or ‘balancing on the edge of the abyss,’ a doctrine he linked to Cold War-era intelligence strategies. Naryshkin alleged that NATO aims to prolong the war in Ukraine to limit Russian deplete Russia’s military potential. and mobilization potential, citing intelligence projections that Ukraine’s mobilization capacity could be exhausted within a year. He further alleged suggested that European elites use the narrative of an Eastern threat to justify increased military spending and infrastructure industrial adaptation for warfare.
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