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The Russian regime is preparing to adopt an updated Strategy of State National Policy, which focuses on the forced imposition of Russian culture and language, in particular in the occupied territories of Ukraine and other regions of the post-Soviet space.
This was reported by the press service of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (SZRU).
“The Kremlin is preparing to approve an updated Strategy of State National Policy. The key focus of the document is on Russian culture and language as the ‘foundations of national unity’,” the report said.
Moscow openly admits that by 2036 it aims to form 95% of the so-called “all-Russian identity” through Russification, propaganda and cultural cleansing.
The document defines two main areas:
Russification of the occupied territories – this means the displacement of national identities from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Kremlin plans to further expand and influence Belarus. It envisages a large-scale strengthening of propaganda influence and promotion of the Russian language as a “universal means of interethnic communication”.
Strengthening anti-migrant policies under the guise of “fighting extremism”. The Kremlin is deliberately stirring up xenophobic sentiment by equating more than 6 million migrants with sources of threat. According to the SZRU, these narratives are used as a tool for political mobilisation.
The Kremlin’s policy has already provoked a reaction from labour-exporting countries – in particular, Uzbekistan has publicly criticised Russia for violating the rights of its citizens.
Nevertheless, the Kremlin continues to manipulate public opinion: according to polls, more than 80% of Russians believe that the number of migrants in the country is excessive.
