NALCHIK. Aug 27 (Interfax) - The West is seeking to weaken the unity of Russian people by increasing informational pressure, manipulating consciousness and spreading calls for illegal protests, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said.
"To weaken the unity of our people, information pressure is being stepped up, public consciousness is being manipulated, negative social processes are being stimulated, history is being distorted, and our spiritual and moral values are being eroded," Shoigu said at an offsite meeting in the North Caucasian Federal District on Tuesday.
To provoke radical manifestations, they are spreading calls for illegal protests and speeches, mass disturbances, acts of terrorism and sabotages, and other unlawful actions, he said.
"That way our enemies are trying to destabilize society and the political situation in Russian regions," Shoigu said.