State Duma deputy proposed preparing schoolchildren for conflict with NATO from fifth grade

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky proposed preparing children for a possible conflict with NATO in 2030 from the fifth grade. The politician shared his opinion in a conversation with the publication “Paragraph”.

According to the parliamentarian, in 2030 a confrontation between Russia and NATO and the European Union is possible. “We need to start with the younger generation. We must introduce a full-fledged basic military training program in schools. We must prepare our youth to defend the Fatherland,” Vodolatsky said.

In particular, he proposed teaching schoolchildren disciplines “that will allow both girls and boys to be ready for any challenges from the outside.” As an example, he cited the programs of cadet corps.

In addition, the politician spoke about the need to build up the military-industrial complex, including the missile complex. “We are already ready to defend our sovereignty, national security, external contour, based on the weapons that we have today, and they will appear in the West only in a few decades. Therefore, let them prepare, but the outcome will be inevitable,” Vodolatsky concluded.