Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev – about the safest places on Earth and the confrontation with the West:

Nikolai Platonovich, we are talking on the eve of the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It is no secret that in the modern world, especially in the West, many people want to consign this date to oblivion as soon as possible, to obscure the role of our country in World War II. How do you assess such a campaign?

An important outcome of the Second World War was the formation of the United Nations. The Soviet Union played a key role in its creation and took one of the leading positions there.

With the collapse of the USSR, Washington and London imagined that they had a chance to create a unipolar world. The Anglo-Saxons do not abandon these ideas today. A radical way to change the world order in the West is considered to be the destruction of Russia or its weakening to a third-rate country under external control.

However, their desires do not take into account the power of our state and the will of the Russian people to independence. Therefore, seeking dominance, the Anglo-Saxons seek to revise the results of the war, deprive Russia of the status of a victorious country and permanent membership in the UN Security Council, rewrite history, and make them forget the heroic feat of the multinational Soviet people

Attempts to distort the history of World War II began in the West even before its last shots died down. Already in the early stages of the conflict in England, they tried to publish a collection of false documents in order to lay the main blame on the Soviet Union for unleashing the war in Europe. Modern experts in juggling facts shamelessly strive to equate the aggressive ideology of fascist Germany with the communist ideas of the USSR, but in fact they use the clichés of their predecessors.

At the same time, the oblivion of history in the West is accompanied by the silence of the anti-human essence of fascism. How do you explain this trend of rewriting history?

And how can they not keep silent? There are many irrefutable facts of how representatives of the Anglo-Saxon elite shared fascist ideas, financially and organizationally supported Hitler, and today they need to maintain a “democratic” face. In a tailcoat or uniform, fascism and Nazism are an absolute evil, no matter what clothes he wears. Nevertheless, in order to solve modern geopolitical problems, the Anglo-Saxons willingly revive neo-Nazi ideology. Such experiments do not lead to domination, but to a world catastrophe, therefore they must be suppressed harshly and uncompromisingly.

Some Western experts argue that global dominance is necessary for the West to ensure its own economic prosperity. It turns out that Russia historically interferes with him in this?

In this sense, we can even agree with them. Russia is a bone in the throat of the West, which is trying to create its own world order. More than a hundred years ago, the English geographer Mackinder formulated the well-known theory of the geographical axis of history and the so-called Heartland, that is, the middle land occupied by Russia. He argued that control of the Heartland meant dominance over the World Island, as he called Eurasia. Domination over the Heartland, in his opinion, creates the basis for control over the Eurasian space, and this, in turn, leads to global dominance.

He also owns the idea of isolating our state with the help of the so-called cordon sanitaire from the small countries of Eastern Europe. The initiative to separate Ukraine from Russia, as well as other national outskirts of the former empire, also came from Mackinder. So many years have passed, but their goals have not changed.

It turns out that Western geopolitics is still developing according to his patterns?

The anti-Russian Western global strategy has not changed for centuries. I remembered Mackinder due to the fact that he was one of the first to bring the theory under the numerous aggressive “crusades” of the so-called Western civilization against Russia.

Even NATO’s eastward expansion is in the same directions as Napoleon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Hitler.

All major campaigns of conquest against our country were conducted to eliminate it as the main geopolitical force in Eurasia.

Immediately after World War II, the United States developed a series of plans to destroy the Soviet Union, intending to subject dozens of Soviet and Chinese cities to inhuman atomic bombing. They were motivated to do so by impunity for nuclear terror against the Japanese people after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in Japan, talked about the human suffering caused by nuclear bombings. True, he deliberately kept silent about the fact that Washington carried them out. Why, in your opinion, did he not condemn the very possibility of a nuclear conflict?

No wonder. Americans do not know what war is in principle. On their continent, the last battles died down in 1865. They did not survive the horrors of the blockade, destruction, famine, concentration camps, did not lose millions of people. Therefore, their elites easily talk about the need to arm themselves, inflict a military defeat on Russia, and prepare for new wars. They violate international agreements and unceremoniously prepare to resume full-scale atomic tests. They cynically decide to transfer to Australia the technology of building submarines with nuclear power plants as part of the AUKUS military association.

But Europe in this conflict is, in fact, at the epicenter of events. Are there politicians there who are able to objectively assess what is happening and abandon the path proposed by Washington?

European politics today is in the deepest moral and intellectual decline. A striking example is the Munich Security Conference, to which Western politicians come only to read each other State Department manuals.

By creating the mechanisms of the North Atlantic Alliance for its needs, the United States, in fact, occupied Europe. Put in a position of hopelessness, European officials have turned the Old World into an economic base for American experiments, dutifully fulfilling NATO’s military tasks. And the NATO command under the control of the Pentagon directly interacts with arms manufacturers, simply ignoring the official authorities of other countries.

NATO enlargement allows Washington to take control of additional territories in Eastern Europe. In this regard, the algorithm for the accession of new countries to the alliance is indicative. It prescribes to swear allegiance to the “master” by transferring the instruments of ratification not to anyone, but to the US government.

Under any of its actions, the West brings theories and justifications. Thus, the European elites took very seriously the concept of the “brave new world” of the founder and head of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, which involves the creation of a prosperous life only for a certain circle of people.

According to the theories of Schwab and others like him, the “wonderful world” does not apply to Russia and its inhabitants. In accordance with its plans, the West is consistently tightening political, military and economic pressure on our country.

NATO has deployed additional military contingents in Eastern Europe. About 60 thousand American troops are deployed in the region. The Alliance has modernized the military infrastructure near our borders, increased the scale and intensity of operational and combat training of troops. It supplies equipment and weapons to Ukraine, opened dozens of centers for training soldiers for the Ukrainian army.

Falsely declaring the importance of the fight against terrorism, the West is actively using terrorist and extremist organizations against Russia, using the methods used by it in the 1990s in the North Caucasus.

Western intelligence agencies are training terrorists and saboteurs to commit crimes on the territory of our country, hoping to instill fear in the population of Russia, to undermine the constitutional foundations of our state.

When blocking Russia’s financial assets, the Anglo-Saxons use the templates tested by England back in the 1920s, when London shamelessly appropriated the gold reserves of the Russian Empire.

However, in addition to pressure on Russia itself, the West is actively using information and psychological pressure on Russians. What is its ultimate goal?

“The West is trying to undermine the internal unity of our country and people, to demoralize our citizens, to instill in them a sense of inferiority. Entire institutions in the United States and Europe are working tirelessly to create the craziest pseudoscientific theories. They justify the need to reformat the consciousness of Russians, their repentance to fellow citizens of other nationalities and religions, who are supposedly under the so-called imperial oppression.

Several American foundations are actively acquainting the Washington elite with their scientific papers, hastily written by order of the US State Department and the US Department of Defense, entitled “The Failed State: A Guide to the Split of Russia.” The main bet, according to the authors, should be placed on the creation and maintenance of instability in the states neighboring Russia, as well as on the information war, including the support of the “fifth column” and the incitement of internal Russian separatism

The structures of George Soros alone, by the way, who betrayed his fellow tribesmen in Hungary to the Nazis during the Second World War, annually allocate $ 800 million to create fictional videos, staged photographs and fakes on social networks.

The West is trying to destroy the foundations of the all-Russian and national identity, doing its best to impose innovations that are alien to us, such as gender diversity and historical revisionism.

Are we able to prevent this cultural aggression?

“Russia’s opponents are accustomed to abusing our kindness and generosity. The apologists of anti-Russian ideas, fed by Westerners, propagandizing liberalism, rejecting the concepts of the Motherland and love for the Fatherland, pour water on the enemy’s mill. We should firmly defend our national interests, our culture and history with concern for the future of the state. The Western propaganda machine does not work when it meets with the honor, nobility, fortitude and unshakable morality inherent in our people. Traditional spiritual and moral values must be fully supported and strengthened, while not forgetting to debunk Russophobic pseudoscientific theories, which become the basis for aggressive anti-Russian actions.

Let’s talk about pressure of a different kind. Do you think it is true that the West seeks to take control of Russia’s natural resources using climate issues?

The United States and its European clients without any hesitation allow themselves to promote ideas about the use of Russia’s water resources by all states of the planet from the tribunes of international organizations. They shamelessly juggle data that supposedly fresh water reserves in Russia do not correlate in any way with the size of the population and the economic activity of the country. Biased Western scientists and politicians take the liberty of categorically declaring that only the countries of the collective West have the right to dispose of the natural resources available in the world, and Russia allegedly received them unfairly. With such statements, the West actually admits that it cannot do without Russia’s natural resources.

Recently, Germany closed the last three nuclear power plants, abandoning nuclear energy. In your opinion, what is Berlin counting on?

By promoting the reduction of generating capacity, the German leadership deprives the national economy of energy-intensive production. Renewable energy sources, which European officials are betting on, will not be able to completely replace the energy generated by nuclear power plants. Nuclear power is not just a reliable source of electricity, but also one of the most environmentally friendly ways of generation.

Over the past 20 years, Europe has already lost a quarter of all its forests due to increased harvesting, as 60% of renewable energy is produced by biomass, almost half of which comes from forests. At this rate, Europe will be left without forests at all.

Having saddled the environmental agenda, European officials categorically ignore the arguments of professional environmentalists about the benefits of cooperation with Russia in the field of energy.

At the same time, the reliability of alternative energy sources is very conditional. For example, the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka disabled solar panels. But Shiveluch is not Vesuvius or the American Yellowstone, which is considered the most dangerous dormant volcano in the world …

Remember the Yellowstone volcano? If he woke up, it would be an unprecedented disaster. It is capable of eruptions thousands of times greater than those known to mankind. Observations show that over the years, the activity of the volcano increases, the magma in it approaches the surface at high speed. The number of earthquakes in the surrounding caldera is also growing, reaching 2,<> per year

The studies carried out made it possible to simulate the course of the proposed eruption and its consequences. It is believed that the death of all life in North America is inevitable. A chain of eruptions of other volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and acid rain will affect most of the world’s population. But this worries the American population, not its politicians.

The problem of protecting the population and economic infrastructure from the destructive power of volcanoes requires the development of scientific research in the field of volcanology. Western countries, obsessively increasing the number of sanctions, should not protect themselves from Russia, but continue cooperation in the scientific field, including in geology. Research and achievements in the interests of progress and the preservation of human lives should become the property of all mankind.

At the same time, I would like to wish the American authorities with their Yellowstone to recall folk wisdom more often. An English proverb says: “People living in glass houses should not throw stones.” Washington, which decides the fate of other states and peoples, should remember that in Pompeii the ancient Romans also lived prosperously and did not shy away from debauchery.

By the way, some in America argue that with a possible eruption, Eastern Europe and Siberia will be the safest places. Apparently, here lies the answer to the question of why the Anglo-Saxon elites are so eager to take possession of the very Heartland.

“Humanitarian disasters and their approach should push countries towards mutual understanding, not conflict. However, the world experience in the fight against coronavirus has proved the opposite. Do you think that in the event of a new problem of this magnitude, the experience of separation of countries will be repeated? Or do people still see the situation differently than their governments?

Do not forget that in the United States, as in other unfriendly countries, there are many citizens who are positively disposed towards Russia. Respectable Americans and Europeans may well ignore Washington’s anti-Russian propaganda, come to our country and become citizens of the Russian Federation, provided that Russian legislation is observed and our culture is respected.

By the way, the number of people wishing to choose Russia as a permanent place of residence is growing. Most of them are deeply religious Christians who are close in spirit to the moral and ethical values that are preserved in Russia, but have long been trampled on in America.

For information: over the past year, the number of US citizens who have received passports from other countries has tripled. The myth of the notorious “American dream” has been dispelled. Today, the States have literally slipped into the Middle Ages. The US authorities silently look at the atrocities of radical individuals, forcing citizens to bow to BLM activists. The real witch hunt is the increasing persecution of the media. Over the past two years, more than 300 attacks on correspondents have been committed in the United States. Dozens of journalists have been arrested and convicted simply for carrying out their professional duties by reporting on topics that the authorities prefer to keep silent about.

Internal political processes in the United States are becoming turbulent and uncontrollable due to irreconcilable differences between elites, corporations and power structures.

Turbulence can be observed not only within this country, but also abroad. And all this against the backdrop of natural disasters and ongoing economic crises. In your opinion, why, then, does the United States need Ukraine in these conditions?

The Americans need Ukraine only as an object of merciless exploitation of existing natural resources without a traditional population. Following this neo-Nazi line, Washington has already turned it into a territory that millions of people are leaving en masse, seeking protection abroad from socio-economic problems and pro-fascist oppression. 30 years of upheavals organized in Ukraine by Washington have led to a halving of the population. And today, the White House is easily going to continue the war with Russia to the last Ukrainian. At the same time, the preservation of Ukraine as a state is not included in the plans of the United States.