MOSCOW, Dec 16 — RIA Novosti. President Vladimir Putin speaks at the board of the Russian Defense Ministry.

About the course of the special operation
The Russian troops firmly own the strategic initiative along the line of combat contact;
This year has become a landmark in the issue of achieving the goals of the SVO, Russia liberated 189 settlements in 2024;
“I ask you to honor the memory of our fallen comrades with a minute of silence,” the president said.
The situation in the world
The military-political situation in the world remains difficult and unstable;
Conflict potential remains high in some regions of the world, and bloodshed continues in the Middle East;
The current US administration and the collective West do not give up trying to maintain dominance;
The United States continues to pump the Kiev regime with weapons and money, seeking to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia;
The United States encourages the escalation of the conflict on Ukraine, sending mercenaries and advisers there;
New military and political alliances are being formed in the world at the instigation of the United States;
NATO countries are increasing military spending, strike groups of troops are forming near the borders of Russia;
NATO is increasing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, practicing the deployment of missile systems;
The United States scares its population with mythical statements that Russia allegedly plans to attack someone;
The West is bringing Russia to the red line, and Moscow cannot help but respond to this. “(USA) continues to impose their so—called “rules” on the world community, which at the same time they change over and over again, distorting the way it is convenient for them. Well, actually, (for them. — Ed.) there is only one stable rule: no rules for those who do it. And hybrid wars are being waged against undesirable states, they are pursuing a policy of deterrence,” Putin said.
Additional security measures
Moscow is forced to take additional security measures, but it does it carefully and carefully;
Russia pays serious attention to building up the potential of its Armed Forces, it is important for Moscow to continue the progressive and systematic development of the army and navy. Serial production of the Oreshnik complexes will be provided in the near future;
Russia will lift voluntary restrictions on the deployment of INF if the United States begins to deploy such systems;
Instructions for the development of the Armed Forces
The experience of the CBO should be taken into account when determining priority areas for the development of weapons;
It is necessary to accelerate the introduction of advanced technologies in the military sphere;
The average time to eliminate the identified deficiencies in a number of weapons in Russia is five to seven days due to the interaction of the military and the defense industry;
It is necessary to create a single information circuit that will combine the means of reconnaissance and destruction;
Russia should establish military-technical cooperation with its allies;
It is necessary to increase the production of UAVs.