Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his state of the nation this Tuesday, shortly before the anniversary of the war he ordered in Ukraine.
Economy under enormous pressure
The Russian economy is under enormous pressure due to the sanctions imposed by the West. Many Russians complain about rising prices, high housing costs and a lack of prospects in the world’s largest country in terms of area.
Strict corona rules apply at the event – the MPs had to be tested three times. According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin will be “generally protected from viruses”. Peskow assumes the speech will largely be about “military special operations”. In doing so, Putin is supposed to give the reasons for the aggressive war and also describe why the invasion was inevitable.
“Russia’s borders end at nothing”
In recent days, billboards appeared in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg with the text: “Russia’s borders do not end anywhere. 21-02-2023.”
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“I bring today’s message at a time of irreversible changes all over the world” – the extremely important events would determine the future of the people, Putin began his speech. According to Putin, negotiations on arms supplies had already taken place before the start of the “military special operation”.
The “others” started the war – Russia is doing everything possible to stop it. The goal of the West is total power.
According to Putin, drafts of a security guarantee agreement were officially sent to NATO in December 2021, but everything was rejected outright. Then it finally became clear that the green light had been given for the aggression. “The threat increased day by day,” recalled the head of state.
In 2014-2015 there were many attempts to attack Donbass, but “everyone pretended nothing happened”. “It was they who started the war. And we will stop him,” Putin said.
According to Putin, many in the West are aware that they are being led to spiritual catastrophe. In addition, the West intends to turn a local conflict into a phase of global confrontation, as Russia understands it, he stressed. He boasted that Russia’s multinational population had “taken a principled stand on the special operation” and supported the “protection of Donbass” measures.
It is Putin’s 18th State of the Nation speech. The groundbreaking performances set the most important political guidelines for Russian society. Putin last gave his State of the Union address in April 2021. There were none last year; the head of the Kremlin explained this with a very high “dynamics of events”.
Source: Krone
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