[Regnum] Russia does not plan to get involved in a naval arms race, but it bears in mind that its fleet is one of the strongest in the world and can provide an adequate response to any threats. This was stated on April 21 by the Russian Presidential Aide, Head of the Naval Collegium Nikolai Patrushev.
"We have no plans to get involved in a naval arms race. Our country already has and continues to develop a powerful, modern and balanced Navy, which is capable of providing an adequate response to any challenges and threats to security," Kommersant newspaper reports Patrushev as saying.
He noted that the collective West has already stopped hiding its intentions to create a naval blockade. These measures will be met with adequate and proportionate resistance from the Russian Federation. If diplomatic or legal instruments do not lead to results, the Russian Navy will be ready to ensure the safety of Russian shipping, Patrushev concluded.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, from April 6 to 10, the Russian Navy held the Friendship Bridge 2025 exercises with the participation of the Egyptian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. The sailors worked out elements of ship defense against high-speed naval craft and air defense training to repel an attack by a simulated enemy aircraft.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the experience of the special military operation should be taken into account in training sailors and developing the tactics of the Navy. The head of state also noted that it is necessary to develop the production of Russian ship-based unmanned aircraft systems and marine robotic systems.
According to Putin, 49 military ships have been built in Russia over the past five years. At the same time, 8.4 trillion rubles have been allocated for the development of the Russian Navy in the next decade, the head of state concluded.