Army General Valentin Korabelnikov, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Russian General Staff, said his country's military intelligence is developing potential for prevention of new challenges and threats and forecast of military and political situation throughout the globe.

"This includes tracing of U.S. plans for installation of U.S. missile defense shield in Poland and Czechia, the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, U.S. and NATO attempts to speed up accession of aggressive Georgia to the Alliance as well as a number of other issues representing a menace for Russia's security," General Korabelnikov said, ITAR-TASS reports.