"The United States wants to divide Russia."

APA's Moscow correspondent reports that this was stated by Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with deputies of the lower house of parliament of the 8th convocation.

"The United States and the European countries that are sitting on its word want to divide and weaken Russia," he said.

They are only interested in the government of the countries where they should be enriched, "said the speaker of the Russian parliament.