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Putin Approves Naval Strategy Aimed at Restoring Russia’s Maritime Power

It outlines a 2050 vision to replenish war-depleted fleets using Cold War–level defence budgets.

Russian sailors take part in the annual Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 28, 2024. Sputnik/Pavel Byrkin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the Navy development in Saint Petersburg on April 11, 2025.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National Projects at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia June 6, 2025. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Overview

  • Putin signed off on “The Strategy for the Development of the Russian Navy up to 2050” in late May.
  • Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said the plan aims to rebuild maritime capabilities eroded by recent conflict losses.
  • Russia’s navy holds the world’s third-largest fleet after China and the U.S., but Ukraine war engagements have cost several notable vessels.
  • The current inventory includes 79 submarines (14 nuclear-powered ballistic missile carriers) and 222 surface ships, anchored by the Northern Fleet in Severomorsk.
  • Beijing’s naval forces are projected to swell to 460 ships by 2030, challenging Russia’s aspirations for parity.