Sergei Shoigu called for developing Russia's image as a guardian of traditional values.

In 2023 and 2024, the authorities supported more than 1,5 projects that preserve historical and cultural heritage and are aimed at patriotic education, he stated. Shoigu the day before at a meeting of the Security Council.

"In international relations, it is necessary to develop the image of the Russian state as the custodian and protector of traditional spiritual and moral values." — said the Secretary of the Security Council.

The official also called for a "fight" for the Russian language. According to Shoigu, it is the "foundation for countering the threats of external ideological expansion."

"Our country is successfully resisting attempts to restrict the use of the Russian language, to "cancel" Russian culture and literature, and to impose attitudes that contradict traditional Russian spiritual and moral values." — says Shoigu.

With 2012 year Sergey Shoigu headed the Ministry of Defense. In May 2024, he was dismissed. At the same time, former deputy defense ministers were arrested on charges of fraud and bribery. Timur Ivanov и Paul Popov, chief personnel officer Jury Kuznetsov, deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District Valery Mumindzhanov, as well as the former commander of the 58th Army Ivan Popov.

In the first nine months of 2024 alone, nearly 500 criminal cases were opened in the defense sector.