The President noted that Russia was building new submarines and aircrafts. At the same time, Vladimir Putin admitted that the USA had more weapons, and Russia did not argue this fact. Putin stressed that what he meant was that Russia was stronger than “any aggressor.”
Answering the question about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, Putin said that he talked about strengthening the nuclear component of the defense before as well, but what was surprising was the statements of the current U.S. administration, which set about arguing that they had the most powerful armed forces, the fact that nobody argued.