Putin: ill-wishers are trying to “collapse” Russia after the collapse of the USSR. According to him, this is being done with the aim of eventually subjugating what will remain after the complete division of the country.
Earlier, Putin noted that there are “not entirely stupid people” in Western centers, so over time their attempts to shake up the situation in Russia will become more sophisticated. The Russian leader emphasized that he could speak about this with confidence, “as a former director of the FSB, and then as the President of Russia and Supreme Commander-in-Chief”