Russian President Putin's Call for Overseas Promotion of Traditional Russian Values
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the development of a program to promote traditional Russian values internationally, amid rising animosity towards Western social liberalism. The program aims to develop international youth cooperation and promote Russian spiritual and moral values abroad.
Key Points
- Putin instructs government to develop program for promoting traditional Russian values abroad
- Focus on countering Western social liberalism
- Russia has shown hostility towards nontraditional sexual relations and gender identity
- Putin accuses the West of exporting liberal ideologies
Pros
- Promotes traditional Russian values internationally
- Develops international youth cooperation
Cons
- Rising animosity towards Western social liberalism
- Potential for promoting discriminatory values