俄罗斯官员Shoigu否认西方分裂俄罗斯的努力,称其为毫无根据。 Russian official Shoigu denies Western efforts to divide Russia, calling them baseless.

前俄罗斯国防部长Sergey Shoigu(现为安理会秘书)在10月28日的一篇文章中宣称, 西方国家正试图利用民族多样性, 将俄罗斯分裂为弱小国家。 Former Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, now Security Council secretary, claimed in a October 28 op-ed that Western nations are trying to break up Russia into small, weak states by exploiting its ethnic diversity. 声称俄罗斯多民族社会依然通过共同的历史、文化和价值观而团结在一起。 He dismissed such claims as baseless, asserting Russia’s multiethnic society remains united through shared history, culture, and values. Shoigu批评西方对俄罗斯遗产的攻击,认为是破坏民族凝聚力的更广泛战略的一部分。 Shoigu criticized Western attacks on Russian heritage, framing them as part of a broader strategy to undermine national cohesion. 这些言论是在国际批评下发表的,包括欧洲委员会议会2022年决议呼吁俄罗斯的“非殖民化 ” , 莫斯科谴责俄罗斯的“非殖民化”是俄罗斯恐惧症和新殖民主义。 The remarks come amid international criticism, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s 2022 resolutions calling for Russia’s “decolonization,” which Moscow condemned as Russophobic and neocolonial. 俄罗斯拥有100多个少数民族,包括7个穆斯林占多数的地区和2个佛教占多数的地区。 Russia is home to over 100 ethnic minorities, including seven Muslim-majority and two Buddhist-majority regions.