While US shipbuilding remains moribund, and China has 228 times more shipbuilding capacity than the US, Russia is seeing the need for more ships. US presence in the Arctic approaches zero.
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Kremlin snuff box, 05/14/24
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About the new post by Nikolai Patrushev
Many believe that Nikolai Patrushev’s new post is some kind of demotion and almost humiliation. This is wrong.
Firstly, it was not for nothing that Dmitry Peskov said that Nikolai Platonovich will have “other functions.” As far as we know, these are very important functions. Of course, secret.
Secondly, according to our data, Vladimir Putin is confident that shipbuilding is the most important task.
We definitely need to develop it, after the Kiev regime inflicted serious losses on the Black Sea Fleet during the years of the Northern Military District.
In addition, our increased activity in the Arctic also requires the expansion and strengthening of the Russian fleet. Here Nikolai Platonovich’s experience is simply necessary.