China News Agency, Moscow, June 10 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) The Russian Federation Security Conference Secretary Patrushev told the media in Moscow on the 10th that Western countries are stepping up their activities in an attempt to undermine the vote on the Russian constitutional amendment and cause turmoil in Russia.
Patrushev said that according to the information available, before the all-Russia vote on the constitutional amendment and the subsequent elections at all levels, Western countries are stepping up their activities in an attempt to provoke nationality and separatist emotions across Russia in order to achieve The division of Russian society has imposed on Russia the values and development models that are beneficial to them and the purpose of manipulating social ideology.
Patrushev said that Western countries are building a network of non-governmental organizations to destabilize the situation in Russia, and the related destruction work is also coordinated by non-governmental organizations. According to public data, between 2015 and 2019, non-governmental organizations in Russia received financial support of approximately 4 billion rubles from abroad. In fact, the financial support received by non-governmental organizations is much higher than this figure, because Western funders use a variety of hidden financing models.
Patrushev said that launching a "color revolution" in Russia is a strategic goal of Western countries in the former Soviet Union. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Western countries began to show "strong interest" in the former Soviet Union countries. At the same time, those countries that experienced the "color revolution" did not get democratization and prosperity, but rather unstable political systems, increased corruption and organized crime, and a decline in people's living standards.
Patrushev emphasized that Western countries regard Russia as an enemy, regard Russia as a source of security threats, actively use the Internet and media to damage the prestige of the Russian leadership, and interfere in Russian Federation elections and local elections. He said that Western countries have used a whole set of methods to interfere with the sovereignty of other countries for decades. "In the beginning, it was news propaganda and diplomatic pressure, and then it detonated a seemingly spontaneous action by the people to change the regime."
Patrushev said that the world is changing from a "unipolar US-centric" to a new type of international relations based on equality and mutual benefit, but the US is preventing this. At present, Russia has blocked the anti-Russian activities of some foreign NGOs and strengthened the control of the channels for pro-Western organizations to receive aid from abroad.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will hold an all-Russian vote on the constitutional amendment on July 1. In September, Russia will usher in several elections for local leaders.
According to the website of the Ministry of Justice of Russia, there are currently 22 non-governmental organizations listed as unpopular in the Ministry of Justice, including the National Democratic Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the European Democratic Election Platform.
The Security Council of the Russian Federation is the highest decision-making body for guaranteeing Russian national security. The security conference is chaired by the president, and the secretary is appointed by the president and is directly responsible to the president. In addition to the President and the Secretary, the Standing Committee of the Security Council also includes the Prime Minister, the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament, the Foreign Minister, and the Minister of National Defense. (Finish)