The Kremlin on Friday published a revised military doctrine that labels NATO a fundamental threat to Russian security, and reflects the dramatically deteriorated relations between Moscow and the West.
Approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the doctrine decries the "reinforcement of NATO's offensive capacities directly on Russia's borders, and measures taken to deploy a global anti-missile defence system" in Central Europe. The alarmed tone of the doctrine comes in the wake of repeated protests by Moscow over the NATO's decision to position troops in alliance member states like Poland or the Baltic states that border Russia. The Kremlin has also opposed NATO's American-driven plan to base its anti-missile defence shield in Central Europe, which Moscow views as directed foremost against Russia.