Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin summed up the year’s results and answered questions from journalists and the people of Russia in a live broadcast.

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This year, right at the very stage of gathering all the questions, we engaged the National

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people's front, so there is no doubt that all of the calls and appeals will be processed

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and will not remain unanswered.

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The activists of NPF are prepared to do that.

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However, the most relevant and interesting questions will be voiced today.

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Yesterday, a question came in about the salary not being paid, and salary was paid actually

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that very day in the evening.

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There are plenty of questions that are yet unsolved, and the thing is that we are living

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in a world that is completely different, and people are worried not only about social matters.

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It is now, before the New Year, it's time to take stock of the year.

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December is traditionally filled with many events.

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Last week, Mr President, you've announced your decision to run for president against

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the current President.

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What kind of tax do you have abroad and domestically?

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What are the main questions for you?

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Well, I spoke about that many times, but it bears repeating now.

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Such a country as Russia, the very existence of our country without sovereignty is impossible.

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It will simply not exist, at least in the state that it exists now and existed for thousands

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of years.

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So the main thing is to strengthen the sovereignty.

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However, it's a very broad term.

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External sovereignty, that means strengthening our military power and security and safety

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on our borders, strengthening our social sovereignty, public sovereignty, that means absolute observation

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of the rights and freedoms of our citizens, of strengthening our political system, parliamentarism,

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and finally, that is, providing security and sovereignty in economic and technological sphere.

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Well, I don't think that in responding to this question, I don't need to cover all of

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these matters, but I am quite positive that the audience that we have here and the rest

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of the country is fully aware that Russia cannot exist without it.

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Financial, economic, and technological sovereignty is the future of any country, including Russia.

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So if we talk in concepts, these are the main dimensions.

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Let's turn to economy.

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Many in the world have been surprised that the Russian economy did not collapse under

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the burden of the so-called pressure sanctions, pressure from our former so-called partners.

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But it's apparent that they have the goal to push Russia to the limit and to make it

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buckle.

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So what kind of resilience does Russian economy have?

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It's resilient enough not to only feel quite confident, but to move forward.

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And this resilience, well, we've discussed it many times as well, but I'll repeat myself.

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That is ensured by several components.

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The first one, and the most important one, is tremendous consolidation of the Russian society.

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The second thing is sustainability of financial and economic system of the country.

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It came as a surprise to our so-called partners, and honestly to many of us as well, that over

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the past decades, Russia has gained this resilience and sustainability in finance and

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economy.

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And the third component, naturally, is greater capacity of our forces, I mean security forces

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and the army.

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And if we talk about economic indicators, specific indicators, what can we be proud

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of?

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As per usual, I brought a table over.

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There is nothing special that we don't know, but I think that yesterday, Finance Minister

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voiced several indicators yesterday.

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The main indicator is growth of GDP of our economy at the end of the year is expected

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at 3.5%.

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That is a good indicator.

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That means that we bounced back from the dip last year.

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I think we stood at 2.1%.

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This year, we gained 3.5%.

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That means we bounced back and made quite a significant step forward.

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Unfortunately, we have inflation growth that is so, and we expect 7.5% at the end of the

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year, maybe even higher, reaching almost 8%.

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The Central Bank and the government are taking all the necessary measures, and we can discuss

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that later.

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We can talk about increasing interest rates and so on, other measures that the Central

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Bank and the government have undertaken, and we hope that we can go back to the targeted

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level of inflation.

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Industrial production is growing, probably 3.6%, but what especially makes us happy,

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manufacturing 7.5%, that is year-on-year growth, this is an unexpectedly high rate.

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And what makes us especially positive is 10% growth investment in domain capital, fixed

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capital.

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That means that today we have apparent growth in GDP and industry, plus 10% in fixed capital

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investments.

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That means that mid-term we have ensured our sustainable growth.

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There will be new jobs created, expansion of industry, and so on.

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As for unemployment, I'll speak about that later.

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The profit stands at 24% of the industry, let alone banks.

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They are going to earn almost 3 trillion rubles, even more.

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Of course, I know that in this audience and from the country that, yes, the banks are

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doing fine, they're going through fat years, but those people who are storing their money

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in Russian banks, that's good news for them, the sustainability of the Russian banking

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and financial system.

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Now on to real wages.

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It's going to increase by about 8% year-on-year without inflation.

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Well, this will not be a universal picture across the country, but more or less these

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are specific, precise statistics.

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And the real disposable incomes of our people will also be growing.

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There are more components therein, but it's going to be about 5% growth.

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The unemployment rates.

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Recently we were proud of record low levels of 3% of unemployment, and yesterday while

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getting ready for today's talk, we saw that it stood at 2.9%.

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We've never seen that low unemployment before.

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This is a very good integrated or aggregate parameter of the overall economic performance.

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When I spoke about the real disposable incomes rise, I must mention that starting from the

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1st of January, we will increase the minimum wage by 18%, which is not something that we

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do frequently.

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The public debt has been shrinking, which also testifies to the macroeconomic and financial

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stability.

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The public debt slumped from 46 to 32 billion USD, and the private external debt also has

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dwindled.

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All our companies have been repaying on schedule.

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It went down from 337 billion dollars to 297.

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So the repayment is on time, sometimes even before, ahead of schedule.

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Well, the aggregate social parameters also will talk a lot about social and welfare matters

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today, but there is a comprehensive parameter of the life expectancy growth.

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In 2021, the life expectancy in this country was 70.06.

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In 2022, 72.73.

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And in 2023, we expect the life expectancy at 74 years, which is an indicator showing

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that we are doing fine in terms of our welfare and social policies and economic policies.

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The other day, you awarded some of the heroes of Russia, and you said that the guys should

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be spared, but we should continue pressing for two years.

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We have been living amidst the special military operations, so we receive a spate of questions

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from everybody on that.

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What is your take on these two years?

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What is the current pace?

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What the goals may be?

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Are they the same, or have they changed?

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And when we will arrive at peace?

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The peace will come when we reach our goals that you have mentioned.

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And coming back to the goals, they remain unchanged.

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I will remind you, it means denazification, demilitarization of Ukraine and its neutral

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status.

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Have a look from the perspective of denazification.

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During the negotiations that followed after the preparation of draft of possible agreement

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back then, that was mentioned by the Kyiv authorities the other day.

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Well, on the whole, they did not agree they needed some denazification, saying that there

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was no Nazism growth in that country.

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Well, how come?

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Their national hero is a well-known Nazi, the figure Bandera, who has been proclaimed

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a national hero.

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How come that?

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Yes, they do have it.

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And when today's head of presidential office in Kyiv, before the whole world, gives a round

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of applause to a former SS soldier that participated in the Holocaust, which was the extermination

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of 1.5 million of Jews, Poles and Russians, and gave a misstanding of Asian, is it not

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a manifestation of Nazism?

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So denazification is a relevant thing.

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During those talks, we were told that, well, actually, they did not, would not rule out

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enacting some legal acts.

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That was during that series of talks in Istanbul.

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Now, with respect to demilitarizing Ukraine, unless they want to come to terms peacefully,

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we have to take some action, including military action.

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But today, Ukraine virtually produces or manufactures nothing.

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They have been trying to maintain their manufacturing capability, but, you know, actually, they

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have been importing things for free, freeloading.

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But, you know, it will come to an end sooner or later.

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Well, they will keep receiving some aid, but, you know, the extermination, the annihilation

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continues.

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With respect to aircraft and air defense systems, they received like 420 or 330 tanks, as had

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been promised.

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Everything had been delivered.

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I mean, all the things that the Westerners had promised were supplied, but all that was

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annihilated.

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747 tanks were destroyed as of last night since the start of the counter-offensive round.

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2,300 armored personnel vehicles of different types.

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This is demilitarizing.

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Either we come to terms on the specific military parameters, and we did agree upon these parameters

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that were put into the litter bin later, and so we have other opportunities either

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to come to terms or to have our way compellingly.

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Well, a short question, a brief question, where there will be a second wave of mobilization,

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I know it is a sensitive matter.

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So look, we had some partial mobilization.

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We recruited 300,000 people, and at the outset, there was a great deal of irony, and the reason

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they were called reccees, recruits, but they have been doing an excellent job.

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Now we have 14 heroes of Russia out of those people recruited back then, and a lot of other

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decorations also were awarded to them.

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So now around 244,000 people, servicemen are in the operation area.

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Regiments have been formed to service the military equipment, because there are a lot

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of very good professionals.

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Around 41,000 people have been dismissed because of the age limit or have some health problems.

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And after that, we started a broad campaign to attract volunteers to sign contracts with

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the armed forces, and we planned to recruit 400 and 400-something thousand people.

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As of last night, I was reported, I was informed that 486,000 people have been recruited, and

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the inflow of men that are ready to defend their motherland with arms is not dwindling.

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One point five thousand every day up and down the country.

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So together with the volunteers, well, the contract is signed for two or three years'

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term by the so-called volunteers, although all these are the warriors of their fatherland.

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Well, there are yearly terms, but it's going to be around half a million of people till

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the end of the year.

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Why do we need another wave of mobilisation?

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No need about all of that currently.

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If you allow me, I remind you that we have a blended format of a hotline and a press

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conference, so probably if I may, just a second, I apologise.

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Well, actually, we have a democracy here.

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Now, just Mr Peskov, please proceed.

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We'll give him the mic.

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The mass media are hectic people.

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My name is Lyudmila Kuleva.

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I represent North Ossetia Republic, region number 15.

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Mr President, North Ossetia has always stood guard of the interests of our country.

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Ipsatlev, Khadzhiratman, sort of, are the warlords and the heroes of the Soviet Union

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that obtained glory during the Second World War, the Great Patriotic War now.

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Many residents of North and South Ossetia and all the North Caucasus uphold the interests

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of our motherland.

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We have a lot of volunteers.

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We have two volunteer squads, Storm Ossetia and Alania, and today the contracted servicemen

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receive a lot of benefits and support measures.

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Whether the volunteers can also expect to receive those allowances?

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You know, I have looked through the questions.

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Well, definitely, there is a huge spate of them.

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It is impossible.

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2.1 million, 2.1 million of questions.

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Well, Mr Peskov brought in a pile, a huge pile, a thick pile of questions, and I looked

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them through.

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I reiterate my position.

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Well, we may have more questions of that kind.

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All the volunteers, all those bearing arms and defending the interests of this country,

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risking their lives and their health, will enjoy the level playing field, the equitable

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conditions.

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There are some flaws.

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We know about them.

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And yesterday, I analysed the letters, and I spoke to the defence minister and head of

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the General Staff, and Madam Golikova, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the warfare.

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So on some of the matters, we'll have to amend the legislation.

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Probably we'll come back to that during the press conference.

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I'm sure that the members of Parliament will definitely support, certainly support that,

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and we need to put it in proper language, and everybody should receive the benefits

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of that.

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Everybody should receive equitable support, equal support from the state.

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I know Stoma, Stoma city and Alanya are brilliant warriors, and the head of that region told

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me about that.

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And this is the pile I have selected.

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Well, the certificates of war veterans issues, and let's receive a video question.

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Can Sergey Sobolev from Novosibirsk phone in?

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The city of Askitin.

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Mr President, good afternoon.

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It's a huge privilege and an honour to speak to you from Donbass.

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We are very far from the front line, and you can hear the warfare well enough.

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The Storm Brigade of the Defence Ministry is behind me.

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They're veterans.

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This is a brigade that bears your name.

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These have been around here for two years, near Donetsk, and they are quite firm, and

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the defence of the enemy is about to break down.

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It's all in cracks, and each day brings good results.

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Our victory is soon, is close, and even the enemy knows that, but when the war is over,

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one has to care for all these people that participated in the war.

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The veterans have huge combat experience.

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They are a model of real patriotism.

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They could also educate the youths and prepare and train people to be the succession pool

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for the army.

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Probably there is a point in establishing a patriotic structure, a body.

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Well, first of all, I'd like to thank you for all that you have been doing.

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This may be a customary phrase, but actually I tell that with all my heart, and you know,

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very many commanders have told me that, you know, we have veterans at a certain area of

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the front, and for sure that will guarantee full control of the situation.

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This is a proper assessment of what you can achieve at battlefield with respect to the

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relevance of such people as you to bring up and educate youths, our schoolchildren and

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youngsters in general.

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It is very, very relevant to the utmost degree, and this is absolutely obvious, especially

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during the turning points in history like we're experiencing these days.

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It would be quite misplaced to remember the wars of Bismarck, but still he used to serve

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and live in Russia even though he became a prominent German figure.

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He said that wars are not won by generals.

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They are won by schoolteachers and priests, and he was right.

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This is a very precise statement.

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The upbringing of young people in the spirit of patriotism in the good sense of the word

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is most important, and we're already beginning to do that.

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Over a thousand of your colleagues, your brothers in arms who have served and come back to

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a peaceful life, over a thousand of them are working in schools, working with children

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and teenagers, and we will keep doing that.

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We will keep expanding these activities.

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It is one thing to read about something in a textbook or watch a movie, and it's absolutely

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different to meet someone in person to show an example.

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The best education is a personal example that you show, and who could do a better job than you?

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We are alive.

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We can see the people, their reactions.

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Please, Dmitry Sergeyevich, over to you.

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I am sorry, Dmitry.

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I see the poster saying, Volga is dying.

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What is it about?

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Let's take this question.

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Hello, Mr. Putin.

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My name is Elena Usmanova, the business newspaper of Tatarstan Business Online.

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This year, the people of the Volga region have experienced a catastrophic lowering of the level of the Kulbyshev water reserve.

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Throughout the summer, the water has been flowing down the Volga from our water reserve.

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They were saying that they were trying to save the fisheries of Astrakhan.

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Do you think there is a solution for the Volga water level problem?

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Don't you think that we may lose this river due to shallowing?

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I hope this doesn't happen.

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There is a conflict of interest between the energy industry and other water users downstream the Volga.

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The energy producers want to keep the levels high to make sure that the volume of electricity production from the Volga cascade

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and the dams is sufficient to ensure the energy supply for the industry and the economy and the users.

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However, those using the water downstream, like the fisheries and the shipping industry,

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want to ensure their transportation lane and want the river to be deeper.

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We're aware of all these issues related to Volga.

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The government is working on that, and we will not let it flow idle.

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Sure, I know there is a problem. We will continue.

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Yes, our colleague is quite active.

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Let's skip the parity. We may come back over to Mr. Peskov.

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Thank you. I see a journalist from Itartas in the middle sector, the first row.

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Please, over to you.

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The Kremlin pool.

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Mr. Putin, good afternoon.

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Ekaterina Krastofseva, TASS Agency.

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We have a question on the international agenda.

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The question is threefold.

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First, do you see any prospects in normalising relations with the European Union?

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Recently, it's been becoming apparent that the West is growing tired of supporting Ukraine.

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What do you think about that?

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Another question.

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The right politicians are getting stronger on the European political scene.

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How could you comment on that? Are you concerned about that? Thank you.

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Speaking of normalising relations, it's not only up to us.

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We did not ruin the relations.

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They did that.

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They've always been trying to push us back to the backstage and the background,

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disregarding our interests, the conflict that took place in Ukraine.

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How did it begin? Let us remember.

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Let us take three or four minutes.

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It all began with a coup d'état in Ukraine in 2014.

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Before that, we've been trying our best for decades.

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We've been trying to build normal relations with Ukraine,

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even following essentially a coup d'état when Viktor Yanukovych wasn't allowed to come to power

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when he won the elections.

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They declared a third tour of the elections, the third round,

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even though this went against the Constitution.

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This was something like a creeping coup d'état, but we accepted that.

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So what happened next?

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He won the elections, the next one.

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So what did our so-called opponents do?

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They committed a coup d'état.

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You see, here is the problem.

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Despite the tragedy of these events,

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we've always been saying that the Russians and Ukrainians are one people essentially,

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and what we're witnessing now is a great tragedy resembling a civil war between the brothers,

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when brothers are opposing sides.

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And it's not even their fault.

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The entire southeast of Ukraine has always been pro-Russian.

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Historically, these were Russian territories.

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My colleague is raising the poster saying Turkey.

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He knows that the entire Turkish and the Black Sea region knows that.

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The entire Black Sea shore went to Russia following the Russian-Turkish wars.

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This has nothing to do with Ukraine.

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Odessa is a Russian city. Crimea is Russian.

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Everyone knows that perfectly well.

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But they started making up historical nonsense,

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saying that back in the day, Vladimir Lenin gave those territories to Ukraine

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when the Soviet Union was established.

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We accepted that even after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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We accepted that, and we were ready to live with that.

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But the southeast, the pro-Russian part was always important to us.

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During the elections, they've always been voting for those

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who promoted the pro-Russian policies of inside and outside of Ukraine.

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And this was perfectly fine for Russia.

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But following the coup d'etat in 2014, it was perfectly clear

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that they wouldn't allow us to build normal relations with Ukraine.

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The coup d'etat that the Americans spent $5 billion on,

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they stated this openly.

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In 2014, three foreign ministers came from Europe,

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the Polish minister, the German, and the French.

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And so they signed up as guarantors of the agreements

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between the authorities, President Yanukovych, and the opposition.

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They said that everything would be resolved peacefully.

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But two days later, they committed a coup d'etat.

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Why? They could have gone to the elections.

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But no, they had to create a conflict.

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Who did that? It was our American so-called friends.

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The Europeans who had signed up as guarantors of the agreements

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between the authorities and the opposition pretended to know nothing.

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Now ask anyone in Europe, can anyone remember that?

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Of course they don't.

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But we do, and we will not forget it.

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In their aspiration to creep up to our borders and take Ukraine into NATO,

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they have led us into a tragedy.

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Remember the violent events in Donbass throughout eight years.

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All of this resulted in the current tragedy.

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They forced our hand.

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And so when I talk about the United States, they organized that,

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and Europe is only playing into their hands.

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How can we build a relation with them?

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We are ready for that, but the Europeans pretend to know and remember nothing.

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They made only two or three references to the Minsk agreements they had signed,

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although they had no intention of complying with them.

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That was a pretend signature.

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The guarantees between the authorities and the opposition in Ukraine in 2014

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were supposedly signed by them too and immediately disregarded.

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Here is what I am talking about.

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They have mostly lost their sovereignty.

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Many of their decisions are harming themselves, but still they do that.

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Many European public figures on the surface are acting like General de Gaulle

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who was fighting for the interests of France with weapons.

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He assembled all the French people to show resistance to the occupying forces.

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However, in practice, they are acting like Marshal Pétain.

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Even though he was a hero of World War I, in World War II he was a Nazi collaborationist.

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He accepted the will of the occupying forces.

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Almost everyone is acting like that.

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A few people can be an exception.

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For example, we see some examples like Viktor Orban in Hungary and some other people.

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They are not pro-Russian politicians.

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They are national politicians protecting their own national interests.

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There are no people like that anymore.

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I am not sure about the explanation.

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They are too reliant on their big brother, the United States.

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Still, we are ready to build relations with them.

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Speaking of the United States, we are ready to talk to them too.

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We believe that the United States is an important and necessary country for the world.

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However, their absolutely imperial policy is hurting themselves.

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It's not even hurting us.

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It's hurting them first and foremost because in the public eye they have to act as an empire.

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And when they are trying to compromise on something, their voters see this as a failure.

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That's why the elites are forced to act in this way.

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As soon as something changes domestically, this would establish the fundamental conditions

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that would allow them to respect others, to respect other countries,

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to seek compromise rather than use force and sanctions.

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Only then will we see the fundamental conditions to establish full-fledged relations with them.

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So far, we see none.

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But we are ready.

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Let me talk a bit more.

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Not all the military journalists are on the front line.

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I see someone in that sector over there, Mr. Nikolai Dolgachev.

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Over to you, sir.

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Mr. Putin, good afternoon.

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Nikolai Dolgachev, Vesti, the office in Lugansk.

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The Lugansk Republic has almost been liberated, but still we are concerned

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and we know that the fighting is active in the south and along the Dnieper River.

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And for some time, they've been talking about the enemy front line on the left bank of Dnieper,

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in the Krynky locality.

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What is that concentration of Ukrainian forces and how can you comment on that?

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And let me remind you that in the liberated territories, further away from the front line,

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we see active work to restore those territories, to restore the infrastructure and the social sites.

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We see life is changing.

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But still there are questions and concerns.

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So let me ask you, what is the future of the new regions of our country?

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What is the end goal?

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What will happen in a few years?

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What will these regions look like as part of Russia?

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We know that your word is in order.

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So please tell us, what will happen?

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I wish it could work like that.

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Unfortunately, we see something different in the world practice.

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I believe that everyone present here in this audience and every listener and viewer knows that we speak about something,

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and then something works, something doesn't.

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And that's okay.

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Still we should aspire to reach our goals.

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Now speaking about these regions specifically, speaking about the enemy forces,

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they have declared their major counteroffensive, but they have failed everywhere.

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The recent attempt was made, at least as of today, it looked like the last attempt, in fact.

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They were trying to break through in the left bank of the Dnieper River and move towards Crimea.

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Everyone was talking about that.

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Everyone knew that.

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This is no use.

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See what happened in that part of the front line.

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The Ukrainian armed forces have concentrated their artillery strikes in a very narrow part of the left bank

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in order to make sure we can save our guys and not to endanger them, not to take too much losses.

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We decided, the military command decided to withdraw a few meters.

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You're a military journalist, you know what I'm talking about.

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They withdrew into the forest to save the people, to save them from the unnecessary losses.

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Then the Ukrainian forces entered this territory around 1,200.

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And I don't know why they're doing this.

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They are pushing their people and these people are going to be killed.

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Ukrainian military say that this is the road, one-way road.

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They're sending their military.

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There were around 80 people at the time.

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Now there are fewer people.

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They use only boats.

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But they are affected by artillery, drones, and other arms.

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Our military have sanitary losses, two, three, six wounded people.

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And the enemy losses tens of people.

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So they are now staying in this area only because of the political causes.

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And they are sending the military there only because of the political reasons.

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We can only imagine why is this happening.

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We can only imagine that this is related to the visits to foreign countries

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to get financing for the country, for the military, for the equipment.

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This is their approach.

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They are going to other countries, asking for money.

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And now they have to show that the Ukrainian army has some chances to reach at least something

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without thinking about any losses in the context of the so-called counteroffensive.

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And the military is getting pushed out of there.

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They could do something, but they understand that they will be destroyed.

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That is what is happening.

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And I would like to point out, these are not just the military of the Ukrainian armed forces.

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This is elite.

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These are storm troops.

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00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:58,480
There are not many of them.

473
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,480
Let's take like one month and a half.

474
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,480
And we see the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces.

475
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:09,480
And we understand that this is very sensitive for them.

476
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:16,480
I think that this is foolish and irresponsible for the political leadership of the country.

477
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:23,480
But it's their decision.

478
00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:28,480
It was said, just try not to push them too early from there.

479
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:33,480
It's very useful for us to send people there.

480
00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:35,480
It's very useful for us.

481
00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:39,480
This is the logic of the armed fight.

482
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,480
And they're continuing to do that.

483
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:47,480
This is a tragedy for them, I think.

484
00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:55,480
But, well, the minister said that the territory will be narrowed, and this is happening.

485
00:39:55,480 --> 00:40:04,480
And I think that the situation will end.

486
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:08,480
Well, if we're speaking about the situation in the front, you all know it very well.

487
00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:10,480
You are experts.

488
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:22,480
And sometimes I look at you, and I'm really afraid, and I see girls on the front line running over there.

489
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:28,480
Well, I should ask to keep women out of there, because I'm really afraid to look at that.

490
00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:33,480
But what can I say about the situation?

491
00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:48,480
Along the line, the front line, our armed forces are improving their situation.

492
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:51,480
They are working actively.

493
00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:58,480
I'm speaking about all the front line, and the situation is improving.

494
00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:06,480
As for the future of the regions, there are many issues.

495
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:14,480
There are many questions about this from the new regions and from other parts of the Russian Federation.

496
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:15,480
What will happen?

497
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,480
How will they develop?

498
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:30,480
Every year, the federal budget has more than one trillion rubles for that, for the development of these regions,

499
00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:37,480
to introduce them progressively into the social and economic life of the Russian Federation.

500
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:43,480
In other regions, the situation is much better.

501
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:53,480
For instance, like in Crimea, Kiev authorities were not paying a lot of attention to them.

502
00:41:53,480 --> 00:42:05,480
But every year, we provided one trillion rubles, and this is what we're going to invest in the future.

503
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:13,480
We also have fraternal relations between these regions and other regions of the Russian Federation.

504
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:19,480
Around 150 billion rubles were provided by the regions.

505
00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:24,480
Other regions will also provide around 100 billion rubles.

506
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:39,480
What I would like to say is this year, these new regions paid to the federal budget 170 billion rubles.

507
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:41,480
What does it say?

508
00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:50,480
It means that the economy of these regions is restoring, and now it is in normal state.

509
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:54,480
Yes, a lot has to be done, and we will do it.

510
00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:58,480
We're working live, and there are some technical issues.

511
00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:04,480
Earlier, we saw a video question from Sergey Zenin.

512
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:08,480
Well, I would like to speak to a colleague from Turkey.

513
00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:14,480
Let's listen to the question, and then we'll turn to the military correspondent.

514
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:18,480
And there are also girls around the military correspondent.

515
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:31,480
Nadolu Agency, Mr. President, the results of the attacks of Israel in the Gaza Strip, every six, seven minutes, one child is dying.

516
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:42,480
Eight thousand Palestinian children have died and 6,000 women.

517
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:50,480
Unfortunately, the UN and the biggest countries of the world cannot stop these attacks.

518
00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:52,480
What do you think?

519
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:58,480
Has the UN lost its function?

520
00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:11,480
And because of this situation, is Palestine still existing, and is Turkey and Russia doing anything to preserve the peace, to establish the peace in the region?

521
00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:17,480
And what Moscow and Ankara are planning in this field?

522
00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:19,480
Regional questions.

523
00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:22,480
Are you planning to visit Turkey in the nearest future?

524
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,480
Thank you.

525
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:29,480
Well, first of all, I see what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

526
00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,480
That is just my evaluations.

527
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:36,480
I agree with what has been said.

528
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:47,480
I would like to say that President Erdogan plays a leading role in this, in restoring the situation in Gaza Strip.

529
00:44:47,480 --> 00:45:05,480
He is one of the leaders of the international community who pay attention to this tragedy and do everything to change the situation for the better, to create conditions for long-term peace.

530
00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:07,480
And this is obvious.

531
00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:10,480
And he is very active on this track.

532
00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:13,480
And I wish him all the best.

533
00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:19,480
Everything that is happening is a catastrophe.

534
00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:23,480
There is also a situation related to the Ukrainian crisis.

535
00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:37,480
But you and everyone here, everyone in the world, see what is happening in the special military operation and in Gaza Strip, and everyone can see the difference.

536
00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:43,480
Nothing like that is happening in Ukraine compared to Gaza Strip.

537
00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:46,480
There are thousands of women and children.

538
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:55,480
The Secretary General of the UN said that today Gaza Strip is the biggest cemetery of children in the world.

539
00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:58,480
And this evaluation means a lot.

540
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:00,480
This is an objective evaluation.

541
00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:06,480
As for the role of the UN, there is nothing unusual in this.

542
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:12,480
We have been speaking about this during Cold War.

543
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:19,480
Different states were blocking some decisions that were promoted by other states.

544
00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:27,480
But initially, the UN was created to find consensus.

545
00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:34,480
If it is not found, then the decisions cannot be made.

546
00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:37,480
Nothing unusual is happening in the life of the UN.

547
00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:42,480
It was always like that, especially for taking Cold War.

548
00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:58,480
Mr. Gromyko, Foreign Minister, he was called Mr. No because Soviet Union was always using his veto right.

549
00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:07,480
If a country thinks that some actions are hostile, then they will not be taken.

550
00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:14,480
And this is important to have such mechanisms because then the UN will only be used as a platform to talk.

551
00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:24,480
After the First World War, for instance, what has happened, it doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to find consensus.

552
00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:39,480
But in Turkey, we think that we should implement the UN decisions about the creation of the Palestine state with the capital in the eastern Jerusalem.

553
00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:50,480
We need to create fundamental basis for the Israeli-Palestine settlement.

554
00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:56,480
We stay in constant contact with President Erdogan.

555
00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:59,480
And we have very similar positions.

556
00:47:59,480 --> 00:48:02,480
I think that we'll meet with him.

557
00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:04,480
I plan to do that.

558
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:07,480
I was planning to do that.

559
00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:10,480
It's not a secret.

560
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:14,480
President Erdogan didn't have time because of his schedule.

561
00:48:15,480 --> 00:48:19,480
Well, I am ready to go to Turkey and I informed him about that.

562
00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:22,480
But he couldn't do this because of his schedule.

563
00:48:22,480 --> 00:48:25,480
It was not my fault.

564
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:30,480
Maybe in the beginning of the next year, we'll have a visit.

565
00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:42,480
As for our efforts, you know that in two Arab countries, we have consultations in Saudi Arabia, in United Arab Emirates.

566
00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:46,480
First of all, we need to preserve people.

567
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,480
We need to protect people in Gaza Strip.

568
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,480
We are always in contact on that.

569
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:56,480
We need to provide massive humanitarian support to people.

570
00:48:57,480 --> 00:49:02,480
When we were in the United Arab Emirates, I was there.

571
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:22,480
We knew that Emirates created in Gaza Strip, not in Gaza Strip but near it, near their border, they created a hospital there, a field hospital.

572
00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:29,480
So maybe it's possible that Russia could open its own field hospital there at the stadium.

573
00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:35,480
For that, we need the permission of Egypt and Israel.

574
00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:39,480
I have spoken to the President of Egypt.

575
00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:42,480
He's in favor of that, supports this idea.

576
00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:45,480
I have spoken to the Prime Minister Netanyahu.

577
00:49:46,480 --> 00:50:00,480
We had consultations on that with special forces, and Israel thinks that Russian hospital will be in danger in Gaza Strip.

578
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:04,480
But it doesn't mean that we will stop these efforts.

579
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:12,480
Maybe today it's dangerous, and Israel will not support it.

580
00:50:12,480 --> 00:50:17,480
However, we have some agreements with Israel, and they asked us about that.

581
00:50:17,480 --> 00:50:25,480
They asked us to provide more medical equipment, and medicine.

582
00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:27,480
We will do that without any doubt.

583
00:50:27,480 --> 00:50:35,480
With all the countries, we stay in contact, and we will continue to work actively with them.

584
00:50:35,480 --> 00:50:40,480
Let's speak about girls, women that will work on the front line.

585
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,480
Now we will speak to Valentina Solovyova.

586
00:50:43,480 --> 00:50:46,480
She's now working in the region of Zaporizhzhia.

587
00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:51,480
Hello. Right now we're at Melitopol Cancer Ward.

588
00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:53,480
This is a regional ward.

589
00:50:53,480 --> 00:51:00,480
You can see how many people are stationed in each room, three and six beds placed here.

590
00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:05,480
They had Dr. Konstantin Lakunin.

591
00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:08,480
Dr. Lakunin, we see that you have a lot of patients.

592
00:51:08,480 --> 00:51:10,480
So what's the situation with doctors?

593
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:17,480
We have a lot of patients, and naturally, just like in the rest of Russia, we don't have enough doctors.

594
00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:20,480
But maybe we have a more dramatic situation.

595
00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:26,480
We need oncologists, hematologists, PEDs, oncologists.

596
00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:29,480
Well, they're simply not present here.

597
00:51:29,480 --> 00:51:34,480
So we have, as a cancer ward, to take over the functions.

598
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:39,480
We have two federal research centers that are helping us with clinical and methodological support.

599
00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:42,480
They're taking our patients for treatment.

600
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:45,480
How many patients per doctor as of now?

601
00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:56,480
As in outpatient care, 50 or 60 people per day, and 30 as supposed to be as a standard.

602
00:51:56,480 --> 00:52:03,480
So the burden of the patient burden is at double.

603
00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:07,480
The same applies for inpatient care, 20 people per doctor.

604
00:52:07,480 --> 00:52:10,480
That is also twice as high as standard.

605
00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:13,480
Still, you're developing.

606
00:52:13,480 --> 00:52:15,480
You have some medicine in common.

607
00:52:15,480 --> 00:52:18,480
Yes, we're renovating.

608
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:25,480
We're doing large-scale renovation for surgical ward, and we're doing everything according to federal program standards.

609
00:52:25,480 --> 00:52:29,480
This is a surgical table for new surgical rooms.

610
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:37,480
We believe that we'll start working with great success, with new success.

611
00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:43,480
So the matter of staffing is very important, is very acute.

612
00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:44,480
You wanted to ask a question.

613
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:47,480
Yes, it's a question and also a proposal.

614
00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:58,480
Maybe we could create a special federal program to bringing staff to new regions, into health care and social sphere of the new regions.

615
00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:11,480
Possibly this could be residential construction as well as land plans, possibly mortgages with certain benefits and concessions.

616
00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:13,480
But we need to attract people here.

617
00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:15,480
Is the salary competitive?

618
00:53:15,480 --> 00:53:17,480
Yes, it's very competitive.

619
00:53:17,480 --> 00:53:21,480
I think people are coming over for that salary.

620
00:53:21,480 --> 00:53:26,480
I cannot say that people are not traveling here, but it seems that these measures are not enough.

621
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:27,480
So that is our question.

622
00:53:27,480 --> 00:53:29,480
Thank you.

623
00:53:29,480 --> 00:53:31,480
It's very understandable.

624
00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:40,480
You know, I was happy to hear the fact that we don't have enough specialists and doctors just like in the rest of Russia.

625
00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:42,480
That's a quote.

626
00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:51,480
So there is a feeling that their region, the region of Zaporozhye, is part of Russia.

627
00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:58,480
I wanted to reference that and to highlight that question.

628
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,480
This issue is very understandable.

629
00:54:01,480 --> 00:54:17,480
The idea to create a special federal program that would help buy apartments and flats at the federal level, I don't know whether it's necessary, but we do need to pay attention to that.

630
00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:22,480
We have a special mortgage program for that region at 2%.

631
00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:30,480
It's way more than a concession, even better than for families with children.

632
00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:47,480
As I understand the issue, is that these benefits can be applied only to newly erected buildings, and it seems there are not quite a lot of those new buildings.

633
00:54:47,480 --> 00:54:58,480
So just like in the Far East, I think we need to expand it to secondary housing, and we need to work really fast and to start doing that work right away.

634
00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:00,480
That's number one.

635
00:55:00,480 --> 00:55:12,480
Number two, as for creating additional encouragement, well, if the doctor has said that the salary is competitive, then what else is needed?

636
00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:16,480
Shumbrat, that means hello in Mordovian.

637
00:55:16,480 --> 00:55:20,480
Yes, I will respond to your question.

638
00:55:20,480 --> 00:55:25,480
So what needs to be done?

639
00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:45,480
Possibly, just like in the Far East, maybe we need to get a higher relocation grant for regional doctors up to 2 million rubles and for paramedics up to 1 million rubles.

640
00:55:45,480 --> 00:55:47,480
I think that will be a good stimulus.

641
00:55:47,480 --> 00:55:55,480
We have already adopted the federal budget, but maybe we can do that in the nearest future.

642
00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:56,480
Thank you.

643
00:55:56,480 --> 00:55:59,480
We see that colleagues cannot wait for the end of your response.

644
00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:02,480
Well, you said that – yeah, I promised.

645
00:56:02,480 --> 00:56:04,480
I think you're from Mordovia, right?

646
00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:05,480
Yes.

647
00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:08,480
Please give the floor to the lady in red.

648
00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:15,480
Mr. Putin, my name is Anastasia Murtaeva.

649
00:56:15,480 --> 00:56:18,480
I'm from Mordovia and represent our multinational republic.

650
00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:23,480
I would like to invite you to our pavilion at the exhibition called Russia.

651
00:56:23,480 --> 00:56:27,480
Thank you, first and foremost, for this idea.

652
00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:29,480
What was the feedback?

653
00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:38,480
We took stock and it seems that 97% of Russians are taking pride in their country after visiting the exhibition.

654
00:56:38,480 --> 00:56:41,480
Naturally, the regions have a lot to be proud of.

655
00:56:41,480 --> 00:56:58,480
Mordovia is doing innovative manufacturing, optic cable, pharmaceuticals, and naturally the calling card of Mordovia, black diamond of our region, is specially treated oak tree.

656
00:56:59,480 --> 00:57:06,480
Well, it's a possibility to take a look at the beauty of our region.

657
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:13,480
And, well, this is an opportunity to solve matters with the business community and to solve other matters as well.

658
00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:17,480
I'd like to invite you there and I would like to be present there as well.

659
00:57:17,480 --> 00:57:23,480
In the run-up to New Year, every girl dreams of a miracle and even a big girl.

660
00:57:23,480 --> 00:57:25,480
So I'll be happy to be there.

661
00:57:25,480 --> 00:57:27,480
Yes, thank you very much for your invitation.

662
00:57:27,480 --> 00:57:30,480
Indeed, Mordovia is a very beautiful republic.

663
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:46,480
What I like is the way the people treat their traditions, their culture in all of its manifestations to the traditional dress, traditions in

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