Patrushev announced US pressure on former Soviet republics

The United States is pressuring former Soviet states to drag their citizens into the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said at a meeting in Nalchik on security issues in the North Caucasus. transmits TASS.

“Now the United States is again seeking to ignite conflicts around Russia, putting pressure on states from among the former Soviet republics, trying to draw their citizens into the war in Ukraine,” Patrushev said.

In October last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club declaredthat recently the West has taken a number of actions aimed at aggravating the situation in the world, including inciting a conflict in Ukraine. The President then stressed that “the West has no unity.”

Putin has previously accused the West of wanting to aggravate the situation in the world. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of the security and intelligence services of the CIS countries at the end of September 2022, he called on the CIS countries to strengthen mutual support. Russian leader declaredthat the West wants to unleash a “bloody massacre” on the territory of the Commonwealth countries. At the same time, Putin pointed to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the aggravation of the situation “on the borders of some other CIS countries.”

Last summer, Putin declaredthat the US is trying to prolong the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, Washington is also interested in aggravating the situation in Asia, Africa and Latin America. On the intentions of the United States and NATO to prolong the conflict in Ukraine said Patrushev in January this year.