Russian President Vladimir Putin opposed a return to the Soviet education system. Putin said that Russia proposed to develop "freedom of knowledge" within the framework of the EAEU.
In February, the first deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia, Sergei Kiriyenko, said that Russian education would rely on all the best that is in its traditions, including Soviet standards. On May 23, the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia announced that a massive transition to a new system of higher education is planned for 2025.