Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov chaired a meeting of the Presidium of the Council for Interethnic Relations.
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov opened the meeting by noting that the outcome of the elections to the ninth State Duma demonstrated the high level of Russian society’s consolidation and the demand for a consistent implementation of the President’s strategic course, including with respect to state ethnic policy.
Regarding the state of interethnic relations, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office noted that, amidst serious external pressure, Russian society has not reacted to or supported attempts to artificially exacerbate interethnic tensions. On the contrary, according to sociological surveys, relations between representatives of different ethnicities have shown a certain positive dynamic in 2026, while the possibility of a serious ethnic conflict has decreased.
Presidium members discussed the progress in the implementation of certain instructions from the President concerning the targets of the State National Policy Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2036, as well as the selection of candidates for the Russian President’s Prize for Contributions to Strengthening the Unity of the Russian Nation. Furthermore, the participants exchanged views regarding the upcoming meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, chaired by the President.
Following the meeting, relevant decisions were adopted.