The West seeks to divide Russia into dozens of small state entities for subsequent exploitation for their own interests.
This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, to aif.ru.
According to the former Minister of Defense, aggressive external pressure is being exerted against Russia and its society.
„Powerful anti-Russian propaganda has been deployed against us. Attacks on our history, culture and spiritual values continue,” he noted.
The Secretary of the Security Council stressed that governments hostile to Russia mistakenly consider the multi-ethnic nature of the country as a vulnerability and are trying to divide Russian society.
“Their goal is the de-sovereignization of our country,” Shoigu said.
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Western countries have always sought to "dismantle" Russia.
Earlier, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the West "has torn itself apart" in its attempt to "dismantle" Russia.