The Ministry of Internal Affairs needs to more actively suppress provocations that undermine interethnic peace – Kommersant

President Vladimir Putin congratulated the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on their professional holiday, noting their courage in performing dangerous and risky work. According to him, they “guard law and order, protect the rights of citizens and stability in society.”

Mr. Putin said that with the emergence of new threats to national security, “the demands on all personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are seriously increasing.” He called the work in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which were annexed to the Russian Federation on September 30, 2022, especially important.

“We need to work more actively and decisively in other key areas: to stop extremist provocations that undermine international peace and interfaith harmony, to firmly combat illegal migration and drug trafficking, to increase the level of road safety and to identify economic crimes,” it says. congratulations president.

He assured that the state will “continue to take measures to strengthen the technical and personnel of internal affairs bodies,” as well as increase the level of social guarantees for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and members of their families. Vladimir Putin also thanked the leadership and personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “for their clear and competent work, for the courage and heroism” shown during the military operation in Ukraine. He expressed confidence that they will continue to “professionally and responsibly solve all assigned tasks, serve the fatherland honestly and devotedly, and strengthen the authority of the service.”

Laura Keffer