Putin’s New Year address: Year of major steps and fight for Russia’s future
As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained to reporters, the address was recorded at the headquarters of the Southern Military District | The outgoing year has been a year of "difficult, necessary decisions, major steps" towards Russia's full independence, and now the country is fighting for its future, President Vladimir Putin said in his New Year's address to Russian citizens on Saturday. ● The head of state addressed the people of the country standing next to the military, not against the backdrop of the Kremlin as usual. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained to reporters, the address was recorded at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. ● TASS has collected the key statements of the New Year's address of the President, which lasted nine minutes and became the longest in history.
■ New Year Address to the Nation (01/01/23)