Putin: Russia Firmly Stopped Attempts to Undermine National Sovereignty

 / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin / Go to the mediabankEvgeny MikhaylovThe Russian president said that a number of countries are aggressively attempting to re-write history and weaken Moscow.President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that despite hostile attempts to undermine Russian sovereignty, the country managed to put a barrier on them. He noted that such attempts always start with an installation of historical myths instead of reality, pointing out the Ukrainian case.

"Attempts by a number of states to rewrite, reshape world history are becoming more and more aggressive. And, by and large, they have an obvious goal in relation to our society: to divide, disorient, and weaken Russia, ultimately undermining its sovereignty, to loosen it," Putin said at a meeting of the Russian patriotic educations committee Pobeda.

© Sputnik / Alexei DanichevA general view shows the St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower on a sunny autumn day, in Moscow, RussiaA general view shows the St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower on a sunny autumn day, in Moscow, Russia

"Such a scenario, as we see, has been tested in some countries, including Ukraine, and in a number of other states. There were attempts to do the same with our country, with Russia. But, as I already said, we put a barrier on them, firmly and timely, to defend our interests," he added.

Putin stressed that attempts to falsify history are part of a western smear campaign against Russia, which aims to create a pretext for anti-Russian aggression. He drew a comparison between modern Ukrainian politicians and Nazi collaborators during WWII, who tried to conceal their treason and crimes against their own people.The president stressed that Russia’s values remain solid: continuity of generations, respect for tradition and firm moral guidelines.Moscow has repeatedly noted that western states pursue anti-Russian policies, demanding the country act against its own national interest. At the same time, they turned a blind eye to many signs of neo-Nazi ideology in Ukraine, allowing Kiev to freely and openly praise Nazi collaborators and mass murderers as heroes, and to discriminate against the Russian-speaking population.

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