Following his re-election, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the further strengthening of the military and security organizations. “Of course, today – and especially today – strengthening the defence capability and security of the Russian state is particularly important,” Putin told the state news agency TASS at a meeting with parliamentary group leaders on Tuesday. He once again portrayed Ukraine, which he had attacked, as an aggressor and declared that the Russian people would not be intimidated. Referring to increased shelling of Russian border regions with Ukraine, Putin said …