In his New Year’s speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that his country would “never” collapse. Russia has “hardly defended” its interests in 2023, he said in his New Year’s speech on Sunday. He did not explicitly mention Ukraine.
“We have proven many times that we can solve the most difficult tasks and that we will never back down because no force can tear us apart.”
Soldiers called ‘our heroes’.
And while he did not mention Ukraine directly, there were a number of allusions in his televised speech. He expressly thanked the Russian soldiers, “our heroes”.
But unlike last year, when the president appeared with uniformed military representatives at his side, this time he declared 2024 the “Year of the Family.” Russia, which is going through a “historic phase”, will be “even stronger” next year, he assured.
“Interests fiercely defended”
In 2023, “we fiercely defended our national interests, our freedom and security, our values,” he said. Last year, Putin emphasized that “moral and historical justice” was on Russia’s side.
Source: Krone
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