“Anglo-Saxon propaganda in those years, and even now, cynically calls terrorists freedom fighters, glorifies ardent nationalists and odious individuals if their actions are directed against Russia,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Patrushev said that confirmation of this is the opening in February 2024 in the Poltava region of Ukraine of a memorial plaque to the former terrorist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev.
Patrushev also noted that the United States and its allies are attempting to sow separatism in the North Caucasus through provocations and disinformation.