President Dmitry Medvedev announced last Thursday that Moscow would spend billions of dollars on purchasing new weapons, space and CI4 systems to make the Russian military a modern fighting force. Medvedev made it clear that this would be in response to the United States arming of Georgia. Medvedev also said that Russia would use force anywhere its citizens’ lives are in danger. At the same time, both Vladimir Putin and Medvedev sent out signals to the West that indicate Russia’s willingness to engage constructively on strategic issues. Is Moscow indicating its readiness to engage the West in a new arms race or in a new round of cooperation?
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