From Alaska Dispatch
''In an armed forces modernization and improvement decree (available in Russian, here), Putin called particularly for a larger naval presence in Russia's Arctic and Far East in order to protect its interests in the increasingly active northern oceans.
The decree is the natural extension of comments Putin made during the presidential campaign. In a February statement published by the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Putin declared his intention to build a Navy capable of serving in the Arctic Ocean and in the Pacific. Increased Arctic militarization by other nations was forcing Russia to act on behalf of its strategic interests, he said.''
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