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Valery Gerasimov Quotes

born 1955 Russia

Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (Russian: Вале́рий Васи́льевич Гера́симов) (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian General of the Army, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and first Deputy Defence Minister. He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012.

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Nuclear weapons are considered as a means of forcing a potential adversary to refuse to unleash aggression against our country.

Any scientific research in the field of military science is worthless if military theory does not provide the function of foresight.

Russia managed to put an end to the advance of the Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region.

Information about Russia's alleged impending invasion of Ukraine is a lie.

In the 21st century, there is a tendency to blur the distinction between the state of war and peace. Wars are no longer declared, and once they have begun, they do not proceed according to the pattern we are accustomed to.

At the same time, we should not copy someone else's experience and catch up with the leading countries, but work ahead of the curve and be in leading positions ourselves. And here military science plays an important role.

Among such actions are the use of special-operations forces and internal opposition to create a permanently operating front through the entire territory of the enemy state, as well as informational actions, devices, and means that are constantly being perfected.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Valery Gerasimov (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.