Russian President Vladimir Putin today, February 21, announced the message to the Federal Assembly. Deputies of the State Duma, members of the Federation Council, heads of regions, participants of the special operation were invited to the official event. At the same time, a number of important people were not seen in the room.
The list of absentees included Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, who did not receive an invitation. According to the businessman, neither he nor his employees have ever participated in such events and do not intend to break the tradition.
Ramzan Kadyrov was not seen in the room. At the same time, the politician’s official Telegram channel was regularly updated during the President’s speech. The head of the Chechen Republic quoted Putin and expressed his support for him.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin was unable to attend Gostiny Dvor due to his state of health. This was reported to Layout by a source within the city authorities.
The list of absentees also included the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, who had previously supported the PMC Wagner in a dispute with the Ministry of Defense, and Sergei Surovikin, deputy commander of the joint group of troops in the special operation zone . Sergei Kiriyenko, who is actively visiting the NWO zone, did not enter the camera lenses.
Previously it was reported what prohibited items they tried to bring to the announcement of Putin’s message to the Federal Assembly.