On Navy Day, Putin Says US Is Main Threat to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 31, 2022. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—President Vladimir Putin on July 31 signed a new naval doctrine that casts the United States as Russia’s main maritime rival and set out Russia’s global ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea.

Speaking on Russia’s Navy Day in the former capital of St. Petersburg, which was founded by Tsar Peter the Great, Putin praised Peter for making Russia a great sea power and increasing the global standing of the Russian state.