About the new national defense
On Monday, August 10, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma a bill amending the Federal Law "On Defense" and regulating the operational use of the Russian armed forces (AF) in foreign territories. Previously, the law set three tasks for the Armed Forces: repelling aggression against the Russian Federation, protecting the integrity and inviolability of the territory of the Russian Federation, and fulfilling Russia's existing international obligations.