MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/. Anti-Russian aggression is caused by the fact that Russia refused to follow the path of becoming the West’s colony, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov said in an interview with TASS. He recalled the West’s behavior towards Russia in the 1990s.
"They convinced us that we need to become a "common country', allowing the 'wise' West to decide for us." In fact, they wanted to turn us into a colony," Venediktov said.
In his opinion, "the fact that Russia rejected this path, which would inevitably lead to the disintegration of the country, caused an unprecedented surge of Russophobia in the West and has turned into anti-Russian aggression in politics, economy, culture."
"And if we take the volume of supplies of weapons and mercenaries to Ukraine - even in the military area," he added.
"The strategy of the collective West is to gradually take powers away from other states, convincing them that it will be better this way," the deputy secretary of the Security Council stated. He explained that "NATO assumes national functions [of other states] in defense, the EU - in the economy."
"This causes erosion and loss of state sovereignty. As a result, independent countries are turning into vassals," Venediktov said. In his opinion, "they wanted to do the same with Russia in the 1990s."
The deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation considers the thesis of Emperor Alexander III that Russia has only two faithful allies - the army and navy still relevant.
"In the era of Alexander III, there were no Aerospace Forces and Strategic Missile Forces yet, but, in fact, this idea is true at all times," Venediktov noted, adding that "the main idea of the emperor was that the country should rely only on its own forces."
"The events of recent years show more and more clearly that this is the best strategy not only for Russia, but also for any country that wants to preserve its sovereignty," the deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation noted.