Zakharova reminded of Russia's right to an asymmetric response to threats

The Foreign Ministry cited the Foreign Policy Concept

Russia considers it legitimate to respond with symmetric and asymmetric measures to actions by other countries that threaten its sovereignty and territorial integrity. This was stated at a briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, citing the Foreign Policy Concept (Life.ru).

What the document says

We are talking about paragraph 26 of the concept approved on March 31, 2023. According to the document, such measures may be applied to stop unfriendly actions and prevent their recurrence. Among the possible threats mentioned in this paragraph are political and economic sanctions, as well as actions using information technologies.

The reason for the comment

Zakharova commented on the statement by Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu. According to Life.ru, at the opening of the international week 'Peoples of Russia' in Moscow, he spoke about the recruitment and financing of people to undermine Russian statehood in Poland and the Baltic states. According to him, the search for such supporters is ongoing at present; the Security Council secretary drew attention to the adversary's attempts to secure the support of people inside the country who could contribute to its destabilization.

Additional statement by Zakharova

At the same time, Life.ru cites another statement by Zakharova — about the failure of the 'anti-Russia' project due to the reduction of aid to Kyiv. Statements by Russian officials about recruitment and the 'anti-Russia project' are their assessments; there is no independent confirmation in available publications, and the reaction of the countries mentioned in Shoigu's statement is not reflected in the sources.