Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed parliament with a message to the Federal Assembly for the first time since the start of the military operation in Ukraine. What assessment of the speech of the head of state was given by deputies, senators, heads of regions and political scientists – in the material of RTVI.
Opinions of Deputies and Senators
Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko :
“The legislation will have to be clarified in many respects, amended and new laws passed. As the President has set the task, this should happen quickly and, as they say, already today. We are ready for this kind of work.
Deputy of the State Duma from the Communist Party Denis Parfyonov:
“I didn’t expect anything supernatural from this performance. The general motive is that everything is fine, everyone can be calm, everything is going according to plan. Once again, I am convinced that any activation of the society for the current political structure seems rather undesirable and, perhaps, even, to a certain extent, dangerous. Therefore, the principle of appeasement, appeasement, manifested quite clearly in the speeches of the head of state this time as well. Naturally, none of the hopes of some of our colleagues to turn left came true. They could not justify themselves for the current system. She can’t go.
The main reason for the message: even the special operation remains routine. The measure of two weeks vacation every six months is indicative for SVO participants. Such a rather transparent hint has been made that this is all for a long time. So far, everything is calm in Baghdad, sleep, countryside. Everything is going according to plan. The President is thinking of all of us. That’s the message that came out.”
Leader of the New People faction Alexei Nechaev :
“He [Путин] showed that there are people from the 90s who still think in terms of yachts, planes – it’s tens or hundreds of people. But he sees tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs who invest money in Russia, teach their children here, not only earn money, but also invest it here. These people are 99% or even more. And those people who look to the West and keep their money there, they are less numerous.
Many pundits said the day before that Putin is the president of war, the president of the military agenda. But we see that is not the case: our president is the president of the development agenda.
Deputy of the State Duma of United Russia Alexander Yakubovsky:
“The message turned out to be about honesty and justice. Including for companies, which have clearly offered to develop and honestly invest in their country, for their citizens.
Mikhail Romanov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Control Committee:
“This historic message mobilizes citizens and civil servants who work in the rear today, working in industry, science and health. There is a clear message here that Russia’s victory is made up of the general desire of citizens to have a fair attitude towards their country and the work of every inhabitant of the country. With the help of the mechanisms announced by the President, Russia will become different, and new resources and its potential will amaze the whole world.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Property Issues Vladimir Samokish:
“The message turned out to be balanced, reasoned. She touched on everything: from geopolitics to microelectronics. As a deputy of the region, I was satisfied with the instruction to allocate funds for the modernization of housing infrastructure and communal services. This question in many regional centers, and even more so in regional centers, is, to say the least, too mature. The President expressed the thoughts and proposals that the entire Russian population expected from him.
State Duma deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party Vasily Vlasov:
“It was not a message from the President to the Federal Assembly, but a message to all citizens of Russia and around the world. I am sure that today the broadcast was watched both in Washington and in Beijing. I don’t know if the sign language interpreters had time to translate, and therefore, in a certain way, to convey the theses that Vladimir Vladimirovitch was talking about today. Some signals were sent, I hope our foreign partners have heard them.
Crimean Senator Olga Kovitidi :
“It is significant enough for all of us that the President declared the 2012 Decree on Foreign Policy Implementation Measures invalid, indicating that today Russia will have a new foreign policy in line with the agenda foreign policy today.
Opinion of the heads of regions
Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov :
“I listened carefully to the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin. His most important message lies in these words: ‘we will not back down’ and ‘the truth is behind us’. We will not back down in defending the country’s interests. , the protection of its security and borders, its traditional and spiritual values.
The curtain has long since fallen on the true plans of the West and its satellites with regard to Russia. But they will not succeed in destroying the Russia of which the West and Europe have dreamed for centuries. <...> And, I think, the decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the START treaty was unexpected for hostile countries. I strongly support this decision. It’s time for them to realize that playing cat and mouse with great power won’t work. Russia didn’t start the war, but she will stop it! Today we are in a holy war against Satan’s minions and there is no doubt about our victory!
Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin :
“The task set by the President – to surround all NWO participants and their families with maximum care and attention, to help restore a peaceful life as soon as possible – will of course be fulfilled. I will sign a relevant decree in near future.”
Governor of the Kursk region Romain Starovoit :
“Long-range weapons threaten virtually all border regions today, including the Kursk region. Therefore, the president announced the decision to move the limits of his influence. In other words, in response, we will suppress this attack.
Acting Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin :
“Many aspects have been indicated to us by the president. <...> The president indicated that from 2007, as well as in other matters, he will be paid for the birth of children. <…> Of course, it is important. It is also important to create a fund to support NWO participants. <…> It is a transition to a new state and systemic level. »
Opinions of political scientists
Chairman of the Center for Regional Policy Development Foundation Ilya Grashchenkov :
“Everyone expected the message to be more militaristic, like congratulating the president on the New Year against a military background, but it turned out, on the contrary, to be rather peaceful – about development, about progress.
It can be said that the president has taken a big step towards such a celebration of peace, the normalization of peaceful life. In fact, it means gradual progress towards some kind of negotiations. Putin says that peace must be achieved, of course, stipulating this on the terms of the safety of the inhabitants of these territories.
It is not for nothing that Putin, it seems to me, mentioned the presidential elections of 2024. I looked at this call through the prism of the fact that he is in some way a precursor to the beginning of the electoral campaign presidential. In fact, Putin indicates some basic tendencies with which he or his successor will go to the polls, that is, he will not be a president of war, but a president of progress and development.
Head of the Presidium of the Foreign and Defense Policy Council Fyodor Lukyanov :
“[Из послания] it does not follow that we expect imminent changes. The main part of the speech is about how Russia is completely disconnected from the West and will be engaged in construction, creating itself: we are engaged in self-development, we rely only on ourselves, we do not we’re not on the road with the West. <...> In other words, Russia is in itself. But this implies that the part concerning the military campaign is included in this program. Since no agreement, no political solution to this conflict is visible, the military campaign will continue until results are achieved – as long as necessary.
Head of the “Group of Political Experts” Konstantin Kalachev:
“[Я оцениваю послание Путина] as a half measure, a new price hike in words. On the one hand, we are talking about the absence of significant news, which in itself is good news. On the other hand, Putin talks about suspending participation in the START treaty, while scaring the West with the possibility of carrying out tests. It seems to me that Putin wanted to show that he was ready for a long confrontation and that he would not back down. He said that Ukraine was “the historical territories of Russia, now called Ukraine”, i.e. he actually denied the subjectivity of Ukraine.
In fact, it has to be shown that it is involved in solving economic problems, that the state is involved in solving social problems – hence the process of preferential mortgages, the construction of schools, hospitals, aid stations, etc. It seems to me that all these overtures to the economy were just a ritual meant to reassure us that we don’t have unemployment, that the drop in GDP is less than we had expected, etc.
The most unpleasant thing, it seems to me, is that on the basis of this speech, we have to prepare for a long confrontation, for the fact that for years and decades the country will turn into a besieged fortress . Putin always offers the whole world to bend under him, there is no question of compromise. Putin doesn’t just want to feel like a win-win situation, when no one has lost. He wants to be a winner in his own right, and that doesn’t bode well for all of us.
President of the communication holding “Minchenko consulting” Yevgeny Minchenko :
“There was no signal about tightening the screws. On the contrary, the president spoke about the initiative, the creativity of the masses, addressing entrepreneurs, scientists, people who work in education and to local autonomy. There was no transition to military footing. It looked more like this: yes, there is an extreme situation, but the country has enough resources to develop normally.
Political scientist Ekaterina Shulman*:
“The key idea that runs through the whole speech, however, is this: it soothes and builds loyalty. Citizens – money and benefits, managers – careers and money, thank you all, everyone is very good and united, touching to tears The theme of the enemy within or the negligent bureaucrat is completely absent: all the enemies are outside, but they are also forgiven, because they punish themselves.And inside, the children write letters to the fighters, the poor donate their small property, entrepreneurs win patriotically, grow, on the front line, everyone prays in different languages, maintaining unity Science and culture need more freedom, and everyone in general needs more benefits and money, and we will give it to them.
Usually such a kind of high expectation reduction of overbearing fierceness is usually called “the chizhik ate”, but here the siskin was not eaten, but they promised to take turns feeding and investing in a new cell.
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