▁very ▁close ▁by ▁draft ▁age . ▁The ▁grad ual ▁transition ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁professional ▁army ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁was ▁announced , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁programme ▁of ▁supp lying ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁with ▁new ▁military ▁equipment ▁and ▁ships ▁was ▁started . ▁The ▁Russian ▁Space ▁Forces ▁were ▁replaced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁A eros pace ▁Def ence ▁Forces . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁Put in ' s ▁call ▁for ▁major ▁invest ments ▁in ▁strateg ic ▁nuclear ▁weapons , ▁these ▁will ▁fall ▁well ▁below ▁the ▁New ▁ST ART ▁limits ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁ag ing ▁systems . ▁After ▁U . S . ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Anti - B all istic ▁Miss ile ▁Tre aty , ▁Put in ▁respond ed ▁by ▁ordering ▁a ▁build - up ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁nuclear ▁capabilities , ▁designed ▁to ▁counter bal ance ▁U . S . ▁capabilities . ▁Most ▁anal yst s ▁agree ▁that ▁Russia ' s ▁nuclear ▁strategy ▁under ▁Put in ▁eventually ▁brought ▁it ▁into ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Inter mediate - Range ▁N uc lear ▁Forces ▁Tre aty . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁announced ▁the ▁U . S . ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁consider ▁itself ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁treat y ' s ▁prov isions , ▁raising ▁nuclear ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁powers . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁Put in