Russia’s new maritime doctrine for protecting Russian Interests in World’s Oceans

The Russians unveiled their new doctrine last Sunday on board the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, and in the presence of President Vladimir Putin.
“The degree of Russia’s economic involvement in the global [economy] has increased in recent years. At the same time, rivalry for owning the resources of the World’s Oceans and developing them has escalated and international competition for the maritime transportation of cargo has increased,” Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Mikhail Popov told reporters.

He explained the adjustment of the Russian Maritime Doctrine with the changed “global conditions and socioeconomic situation in the country, new threats and challenges to security, new areas of research and development and modern technologies.”

“The goal of the national maritime policy is unaltered – to implement and protect the national interests of our country in the World’s Oceans and to strengthen the position of Russia amongst the leading maritime nations. The new edition of the Maritime Doctrine corresponds to baseline documents in the field of Russian national security; it is a major document of the national maritime policy,” the Russian Security Council deputy secretary said.