Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday that the country's national security strategy is being renewed in light of the changing nature of security threats.

"Political and economic pressure is being used to contain Russia, and attempts are being made to destabilize our socio-political situation, incite and radicalize protests, and erode traditional Russian spiritual and moral values," Patrushev told the government's official newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the draft of the new national security strategy. The current version was adopted in 2015 and should be modified every six years in accordance with the law.

The updated strategy, according to Patrushev, will primarily focus on special economic measures that aim to improve the well-being of the population, cementing internal unity, and achieving national development goals. But he stressed it will also include "coercive forceful methods" to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.

Particular attention is paid to preserving Russia's nuclear deterrence at a sufficient level, maintaining the combat readiness of the armed forces, and keeping a leading position in the development and production of advanced weapons, he said.

The senior official stressed the importance of including cyber threats in the new version of the strategy, adding it is necessary to protect Russia's sovereignty in cyberspace given foreign attempts to interfere in Russia's internal affairs through cyberattacks and large-scale disinformation campaigns.

The revised national security strategy comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden set for June 16 in Geneva.

Patrushev, who last week had talks with Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, to discuss preparations for the summit, noted that their conversation was "constructive and productive." He added that Moscow and Washington could work out "mutually acceptable solutions for certain issues," but didn't elaborate.

(With input from Xinhua, AP)