Russia’s National Interests Extend to Entire World Ocean, New Maritime Doctrine Reads

Russia’s national interests extend to the entire World Ocean, as follows from the new Maritime Doctrine approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. “The national interests of the Russian Federation as a great sea power extend to the entire World Ocean and the Caspian Sea. They are shaped taking into account challenges and threats to Russia’s national security in the World Ocean, generally-recognized principles and norms of international law, Russia’s international treaties, and also considering the sovereignty and national interests of other states,” says the document posted on the Russian government’s legal information web portal. Under the new doctrine,…