OREANDA-NEWS The ranks of the foreign Cossacks continue to strengthen, despite the anti-Russian campaign launched in the West. Cossacks make a significant contribution to the consolidation of compatriots' ties with their historical homeland, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"The participants noted that, despite the anti-Russian campaign launched by the collective West, there is a strengthening of the ranks of the foreign Cossacks, who are active in such areas as popularization of historical and cultural heritage, countering the falsification of history, expanding the humanitarian presence of our country," the Russian Foreign Ministry said following a meeting of the Permanent Commission for the Promotion of International Activities of the Russian The Cossacks of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Affairs of the Cossacks, which took place on Wednesday.

The ministry added that "the contribution of Cossacks to the consolidation of compatriots' ties with the historical Homeland is noticeable." "In cooperation with Russian foreign institutions, systematic work has been established in the military memorial sphere," the diplomatic department stressed. - Following the results of the meeting, further steps are planned for the implementation of international events within the framework of the Strategy of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in relation to the Russian Cossacks for 2021-2030."