SAINT PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield, which is why its adversaries are actively using information technology to influence Russians, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexey Shevtsov said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Speaking at the Unity of Nations - National Security Foundation session, Shevtsov called the thesis that Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield "absolutely correct." "And all the aspirations (of the West - TASS) - not only regarding Russia but also other countries - are aimed [at influence] exclusively from within. Look at the number of color revolutions that have occurred around the globe - a huge number. Therefore, this is one of the most serious dangers," the Russian Security Council deputy chief noted.
According to him, attempts at interference are "moderated, conducted through modern IT tools, social media, instant messaging, and all of this is coordinated using Starlink." "And we must first and foremost ensure our security and our sovereignty in the information sphere. Because if we don’t do this, someone else will," Shevtsov emphasized.
He quoted the ancient Roman philosopher Sallust, who said that "Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord." "In the 1940s, the then-fading empire, on which they themselves boasted the sun never sets, divided India and Pakistan," the Russian Deputy Security Council head said.
