MOSCOW. - Russia is taking all the measures to prevent the emergence of large-scale military conflicts, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Friday, RIA Novosti reports.

“Of course, we are taking all the necessary measures on our side to ensure and maintain this strategic balance of forces, which is the most reliable guarantee from the emergence of large-scale conflicts, which by their consequences cannot certainly be compared to the conflicts in the hot spots of our planet that we are aware of. We cannot and will not allow this,” Putin said at a consultation with the military officers.