"The Russian Federation is not only a totalitarian regime but also an imperialist and colonialist regime, which is a federation only formally. In fact, numerous indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation are subjected to oppression and gross violations of human and peoples' rights. Colonised peoples are forcibly Russified, their national self-government, languages and cultures are restricted, they are deprived of internationally recognised rights, forced to take part in a war of aggression against Ukraine and suffer disproportionately high military losses. Many ethnic national activists and human rights defenders are captured as political prisoners."