Russia is not playing along with the US.
Sputnik News Agency reported on April 22 that Russian Presidential Assistant Patrushev stated that Russia has no plans for a naval arms race, but the Russian Navy is capable of making an equivalent response to any threat.
The United States has already increased its military spending to over one trillion US dollars, preparing for large-scale upgrades of weapons and equipment, as well as the development of new weapons and construction of numerous warships in an attempt to maintain its maritime hegemony. Russia's naval strength is inferior to that of the United States, with only one aircraft carrier, but Russia possesses the most advanced strategic nuclear submarine fleet in the world, which can deter the United States from the Arctic region and various oceans around the globe. The United States wants to force Russia to invest a large amount of funds through an arms race, but Russia will not fall for it; as long as Russia ensures sufficient second-strike nuclear deterrence capabilities, that will be enough.
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