Moscow is to review its military doctrine, a move that is caused by expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe, problems of missile defense and the crisis situation in neighboring Ukraine, says an official from the Russia's Security Council, reports GHN based on RT.
"I have no doubts that the issue of drawing of military infrastructure of NATO member-countries to the borders of our country, including via enlargement, will remain one of the external military threats for the Russian Federation," Mikhail Popov, deputy secretary of the Security Council said in an interview to RIA Novosti.
All NATO's actions show that both the US and NATO are trying to escalate a deterioration of relations with Russia, he added.
"We consider that defining factor in [Moscow's] relations with NATO will remain the unacceptability for Russia of the expansion plans of alliance's military infrastructure to our borders, including via enlargement," he stated.
Establishing and deploying of strategic missile defense systems which are undermining the global stability, as well as bringing the weapons into space, will also remain major military threats for Russia, he added.
"The USA wants to strengthen its troops in Baltic States. [They] have already decided to transfer its heavy weapons and military equipment, including tanks and armored infantry vehicles, to Estonia. And all this next to Russia's border."
The acting military doctrine was adopted in 2010. The new version will be released by the end of 2014, said Popov.
According to Popov, the pursuit of the USA and NATO members to increase its strategic offensive potential is becoming more evident.