State Duma Speaker: West trying to undermine Russia

The collective West has sought to weaken Russia under the guise of promoting democracy, which was merely a convenient cover, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote on his Telegram channel.

He said the West has been attempting to undermine Russia since the 1990s. The imposition of market economy standards and corresponding institutions, he added, aimed to weaken the country by dismantling industry, eliminating agriculture, and creating dependency on Western financial centres.