MOSCOW. Nov 16 (Interfax-AVN) -The Russian armed forces must be capable of operating in a global, regional and several local conflicts simultaneously, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
"We are to accomplish a simple specific task and attain a level of combat readiness that would allow the armed forces to operate in a global, regional and, if needed, several local conflicts simultaneously," Ivanov told the meeting of the top military commanders in Moscow on Thursday.