Business Insider: "The recession in Russia could pose a threat to the world economy as a whole"

By Vestnik Kavkaza

The independent US magazine The National Interest writes today that Western countries are concerned about the risk of Russia's nuclear arsenal growing. This concern of the US and Europe is connected with a statement that Russia might be forced to increase the numbers of its nuclear weapons due to the provocative actions of the United States. The fact that the US military industry has been working in emergency mode in recent years, which includes a program of development of missile defense, as well as an increase of its military presence in Eastern Europe. In addition, the US administration refused to negotiate on the prohibition of weapons in outer space. If the actions of the United States remain unchanged, then Russia will also be forced to take such an extreme step, primarily to ensure its own safety. 

After the Cold War, the US and Russia reduced their nuclear arsenals from about 70,000 warheads to less than 15,000 today. However, despite the decline in the number of nuclear weapons, it is very important for the national security of the Russian Federation.

First of all, Western countries are scared that the official military doctrine of Moscow provides an application of a limited nuclear strike to subject of escalation of military conflict to force the enemy to abandon hostilities. In the context of the deterioration of relations between NATO and Russia in the last year, the statement is sufficiently weighty to shield the interference of Western countries in the policy of the Russian Federation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that he would not allow any country to consider the Russian state to be weak or in any way affect the country's internal affairs. Both economically and in terms of the strategic leadership, Moscow has repeatedly proved that it has enough forces and allies in various parts of the world to confront the imperialist pretensions of the United States. A statement to the effect that Russia is ready to increase its nuclear capacity is only another warning to the West, which does not abandon unsuccessful attempts to break the Russian state and submit it to Western will.

The analytical publication Business Insider writes that the recession in Russia could pose a threat to the world economy as a whole. According to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the economic prospects of many countries in Eastern Europe are largely dependent on Russia. Bank experts argue that the military aggression in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed against Russia have caused a deterioration of the situation in Europe, which was forced to cease cooperation with the Russian government on many points, which in turn threatens its economic stability.

As for Russia, in recent months the country's economy has been on the rise after a sufficiently long period of recession, but the decline in the neighboring countries is still felt, since they did not have enough time to overcome the consequences of the crisis.

In case of a continuation of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine , the whole eurozone may experience a significant economic deterioration, which is associated with a further recession of exports and imports, as well as a new round of sanctions. For the moment, Europe is concerned mainly with the energy sector, but further recession may affect all sectors of the economy, thereby plunging the EU into a deep financial crisis. But if Russia has every reason to completely reorient the markets due to new partners, then for Europe such a possibility is not observed.

The Washington Times writes today about the problems related to Iran's nuclear program. While the signing of the agreement is transferred from one date to another, the US continues to lose control of the Middle East region. The differences between the Obama administration and Congress have already led to the fact that Saudi Arabia is beginning to express its dissatisfaction with the negotiating process, as well as a lack of rigidity in the United States against Iran.

In addition, Iran continues to insist that it will not negotiate under the threat of military intervention. According to many analysts, the nuclear deal may never take place, because the term of President Obama, who strongly supports the agreement, is coming to an end, and who will become the new leader of the country and what their priorities will be according to Iran remains unknown.