US assesses Russia’s decision to increase the size of its army – Pentagon

US authorities have taken seriously Russia’s decision to increase the size of its Armed Forces, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said.

 

A Pentagon official commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to increase the full-time strength of the Russian Armed Forces to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel.

“We must take this rhetoric seriously,” – said Patrick Ryder at a briefing.

We will remind, earlier the press Secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin is “extremely accurate” in the issue of working out a response to the actions of Western countries.