№127: The Next Reform of Russia’s Armed Forces: Is It a New Threat or Just for Appearances?
№127: The Next Reform of Russia’s Armed Forces: Is It a New Threat or Just for Appearances?

Author(s): Anna Maria Dyner
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Łukasz Kulesa (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; Armed Forces; military policy; Ukraine; aggression;
Summary/Abstract: The reform plan for Russian armed forces presented by the authorities hints that Russia is preparing for a long-term armed conflict with Ukraine. Although there are many indications that it will have problems implementing all the assumptions of the reform plan, its goal is clearly to rebuild and strengthen the army in a way that will challenge NATO. For Alliance members, this will require a plan for multi-stage support of Ukraine through the Ramstein format and others, but also NATO’s further adaptation to the Russian threat.

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