DISINFO: Russia's collapse is an aim of Western foreign policy
SUMMARY
After the collapse of the USSR, Western policy towards Russia has had a number of objectives including:
Slowing down Russian economic growth and the modernisation of its defense industry;
Creating instability around Russia and taking control of neighbouring countries’ foreign policies;
Creating preconditions for managed chaos and Russia’s collapse in order to get access to Russia’s natural resources.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about Western Russophobia and alleged anti-Russian projects in the West, as well as about Western attempts to encircle Russia. See earlier conspiracies about Western "Great Turan" doctrine aimed at creating a ring of unfriendly states along Russia's southern border and a similar anti-Russian plan for an "Anaconda ring". See also an earlier case about an alleged Western anti-family strategy with the ultimate aim of obtaining access to Russian natural resources.