TSAMTO, August 1. The new Maritime Doctrine of Russia focuses on the protection of the fleet of regions and marine areas where hydrocarbons are extracted or there are significant deposits of them, in particular, the Arctic, the Far East and the Caspian Sea.
This was stated by the director of TSAMTO Igor Korotchenko in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees approving the new Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation and the Naval Charter of the Navy. The documents were signed on July 31 before the start of the Navy Day parade. Prior to that, the Ship's Charter was signed by the Commander-in-chief of the Navy.
"Hydrocarbons are the blood of the modern economy, and the interests of the powerful collide in the zones of their production. Therefore, one of the program tasks of the Russian fleet will be to ensure stability, security and protection of Russian economic interests in offshore areas where production is carried out on the shelf or there are significant deposits of hydrocarbons," I. Korotchenko said.
He specified that among these regions are the Arctic, the Caspian region, Sakhalin and the Far East.
"The most important task is to counteract the aspirations of the United States and a number of other states that consider their naval forces as a means of projecting force and forward-based strikes on the territory of Russia. We must prevent such aspirations," the agency interlocutor stressed.
According to him, the doctrine also deals with issues of mobilization readiness, ensuring the presence of the Russian flag in key areas of the World Ocean for national security, ensuring Russia's security in the eastern Mediterranean and ensuring year-round and safe navigation along the Northern Sea Route.
"The course has been confirmed that a self–sufficient and strong Russia can be such only if there is a self-sufficient and strong fleet with access to the World Ocean," concluded I. Korotchenko.
