The Kremlin announced plans to strengthen the borders to maintain parity with NATO

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russiahe will do it in such a way that "it would never occur to anyone" to attack her. Earlier, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made a corresponding proposal.

Russia will strengthen its western borders in such a way as to be able to maintain parity and so that "it would not occur to anyone to attack" its territory, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Belarus 1 TV channel, RIA Novosti reports.

According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the corresponding instruction after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed him that NATO states were strengthening their military potential near Russia's western borders.

“Our Department of Defense is now working on this, to develop a plan to respond to increase and strengthen our military capabilities on the western frontiers. Of course, this will be done in such a way as to protect us and to maintain the necessary parity in everything, so that it would not occur to anyone, in Russian speaking, to attack us, ”he said.

Shoigu proposed to strengthen the western borders of Russia Politics

On March 11, Shoigu, at a meeting of the president with permanent members of the Security Council, proposed to strengthen the country's western borders, due to the buildup of forces by the West in this area. “The General Staff is developing and actually completing a plan to strengthen our western borders,” he said.