Russia to Ramp Up Military Presence in Response to US Actions
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The Associated Press
May 31, 2021 at 5:03am

The Russian military will form 20 new units in the country’s west this year to counter what it claims is a growing threat from NATO.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the announcement Monday at a meeting with top military officials.

He pointed to a growing number of flights by U.S. strategic bombers near Russia’s borders, deployments of NATO warships and increasingly frequent and massive drills by alliance forces.

He charged that such actions “destroy the international security system and force us to take the relevant countermeasures.”

“We will form another 20 units and formations in the Western Military District until the year’s end,” Shoigu said-- excerpt, rest at link above --