Russia must “protect, preserve and promote the traditions and ideals of the Russian world”, according to the 31-page document published on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new foreign policy doctrine based on the concept of “Russian world”. Russia must “protect, preserve and promote the traditions and ideals of the Russian world”, according to the 31-page document published on Monday.
“The Russian Federation supports its compatriots living abroad in fulfilling their rights in order to ensure the protection of their interests and the preservation of their Russian cultural identity.”
The concept of “Russian world” has been used by conservatives to justify actions abroad in support of Russian-speaking groups. Putin has repeatedly referred to the roughly 25 million Russians who were in the independent states that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The government in Moscow considers the former Soviet states from the Baltic States to Central Asia to be part of a sphere of influence. . Many of these countries, as well as the West, reject this.
(APA/Portal)