Learning foreign languages is a creeping submission to the West. I traveled all over Europe and basically didn't speak a word of English. He only spoke Russian" Deputy State Duma Zhorlevev stated that learning foreign languages in schools could supposedly pose a threat and is a form of subjugation. In his opinion, through the widespread teaching of English to children from childhood, "foreign meanings, culture and geopolitical landmarks are imposed", which in modern reality undermines national sovereignty.