The Foreign Ministry accused the West of neocolonialism using digital technologies

Brief retelling from RIA II

Diplomat Akulchev spoke at the II Global Digital Forum and outlined the problem of a new form of colonialism in the digital sphere on the part of Western countries.

Akulchev emphasized that developing countries are becoming vulnerable because Western countries do not share technologies with them and hinder the development of their own digital potential.

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. Western countries are using their digital technologies to colonize the developing countries of the world in a new form, said Andrey Akulchev, acting director of the department of international information security of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

On Friday, he spoke at the II Global Digital Forum at the panel discussion “International cooperation in the field of information security.” As the diplomat noted, Western countries attack some states and “addict” others to their developments in the digital sphere.

“In our opinion, we are dealing with a new form of colonialism,” Akulchev said.

He emphasized that in such a situation, developing countries are becoming increasingly vulnerable.

“They (Western countries - ed.) do not share technologies with them, of course, and they hinder the development of their own, sovereign digital potentials in every possible way,” the diplomat explained.