Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin said that the United States is trying to destabilize the situation in Russia by throwing misinformation about the situation with coronavirus and power ratings in Russia.
This was reported by the State Duma press service.
According to Volodin, in 1991, the United States did a lot for the collapse of the USSR. He noted that “the collapse of the Soviet Union would not have been possible if its leadership had not made many mistakes and lost the confidence of the country’s citizens”.
Volodin added that today the situation in Russia is different.
“The President relies on the support of citizens, he has done a lot for Russia and constantly shows his effectiveness. The US understands that this is Russia’s strength. Therefore, the attacks of the United States are aimed solely at discrediting the president, key government institutions, leading politicians in order to undermine confidence and weaken them”, – the State Duma speaker said.
Volodin said the United States plans to “make Russia as weak as possible, and then divide it”. According to him, for this they need obedient politicians who would be guided by the interests of the United States, and not Russian citizens.
“The unprecedented pressure on Russia, the stuffing of misinformation, as well as interference in the internal affairs of the state are caused by the shaky position of the USA in the world”, – he said.
According to the speaker, Russia overtook the United States in military-technological development, and China began to overtake them in the economy and technological development.
“In order to maintain a dominant position, the United States goes to extremes that previously did not allow itself, both in relation to China and in relation to Russia”, – Volodin emphasized.
He added that the US maintains constant contact with some opposition politicians and a number of media and bloggers.
“But some of them may not even realize that they are in this construction pawns that they use to destroy their own country”, – the State Duma speaker said.
According to him, it is necessary to understand this and to resist interference in the internal affairs of Russia.
Earlier, the Russian embassy in the United States called on Bloomberg to apologize to the audience for misinformation about the rating of the Russian president.