# Putin says external forces have long sought to divide Russian society

https://mins.news/en/item/127285

- TASS, 2026-11-03 14:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2212589

> Speaking at a meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations, Vladimir Putin said outside forces had tried to split Russian society throughout its more than thousand-year history. He said rivals had sought to weaken Russia or dismember the country, and acknowledged that such efforts had not always been fruitless, while also citing Russia’s own shortcomings and past decisions.