Russian President Vladimir Putin is alarmed by the statements of chauvinists that “Russia is only for Russians”.
When I listen to chauvinistic patriots – there are such people everywhere, in every society – including those who say that Russia is only for Russians, you understand, I feel a sense of anxiety”, the head of state admitted in a conversation with military pilots, TASS reported.
"If we consider that we have 190 ethnic groups living in the country and some nationalities are represented by millions of peoples, as soon as we start to realize these destructive thoughts that everyone else is foreign here, we will ruin the country. And the main victims will be the Russians, Putin explained.
"You have to treat this component very maturely, seriously and think when you say every phrase, every word - think about the fact that we have one big, united Motherland,", he added.