"It is necessary to pay special attention to the seedlings of statehood in the post-Soviet countries, not to interfere with advice and recommendations, not to infiltrate millions of proposals and" like an elephant in a porcelain shop "to support various parties."
According to RIA Novosti, the statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Valday discussion club.
"It is necessary to pay special attention to all our post-Soviet countries and to support these sprouts of statehood very carefully, not to interfere with any outside advice and recommendations, to avoid any interference. Because it destroys the fragile, newly established institutions, sovereignty and statehood in those countries. "These people need to be given the opportunity to carefully build those relationships within society," Putin said.