DISINFO: The Anglo-Saxons aim to break economic, political, historical and humanitarian ties between the post-Soviet countries
SUMMARY
The post-Soviet space remains the priority area of attacks by the US and UK special services, as evidenced by the analysis of the data available in Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. The West has set itself an ambitious goal — to break economic, political, and deep historical and humanitarian ties between our countries.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative, accusing the West and Anglo-Saxons of anti-Russian and neo-colonial policy, and of attempts to encircle and destroy Russia, destabilise post-Soviet countries, and isolate Russia. Such disinformation narratives aim to deflect any responsibility for Moscow’s actions.
See also Russian Myths: no.5 Encirclement. This narrative falsely portrays Russia as the target of Western hostility. In reality, Russia is the aggressive actor, carrying out destructive wars in Georgia and Ukraine and fomenting separatist conflicts in these countries and Moldova. At the same time, Western nations only adopted a defensive stance in reaction.
In such cases, the term “Anglo-Saxons” normally stands for the US and UK and often means “evil,” “belligerent,” and “morally corrupt” Westerners, as explained in our earlier analysis. As a negative catch-all term, it is a useful building block for pro-Kremlin conspiracy theories. You can find plenty of examples in our database.
Pro-Kremlin outlets advance the claim that the post-Soviet space, especially the Caucasus and Central Asia, is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempt to discredit any other cooperation between the West. Russia warns that the main goal of the West is neo-colonial control over the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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