# Putin: West sought Russia’s collapse despite its efforts to join Western civilization

https://mins.news/en/item/82281

- TASS, 2026-10-01 17:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2196185

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said the West tried to destroy Russia even as the country spent years seeking integration into Western civilization. He claimed the West worked to isolate and dismantle the Russian Federation, while continuing to view it as part of the historical Russian Empire and promoting calls to complete the empire’s dismantling.

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