Inside. Alexey, tell us how your situation is, whether the guests have already taken all their seats. Yes, maria, we have those the very last, most intense minutes before the president appears here in the hall, his address to the federal assembly begins. If only 20 minutes ago everyone here was taking pictures, hugging, squeezing each others hands, those who had not met for a long time, especially those who were colleagues in the governors workshop. Here they are now checking the sound, checking the screen, work, asking everyone to turn off their mobile phones, the fact is that the federal message, last year, for example, took an hour 45, how long will it take, this year we dont we know, because the president to the last. Alexey, please continue, its very interesting, yes, what is happening in the hall now, the last sound check is now taking place in the hall, the socalled, that is, they checked, just recently they checked how the sound sounds with president ial rostrum, we have now been asked to turn off mobile phones, there are a lot of volunteers here who help find their seats, help spectators sit down, and there are a lot of governors with whom we talked, they talk about their expectations, of course everyone expects that today. And the president will talk a lot about the special military operation, about its progress, about how things are progressing in the directions with the northern military district, i must say that the president s speech, the message, is not just such a voluminous big speech, it is by and large such a document that sets tasks for our state for the coming years, if we can compare with what the president said last year and what happened, for example, last year at the federal meeting he stated that russia. And to do this since 2007, retroactively from the time when mothers, fathers, and parents of children who were born in the rest of russia received it. In general, also , for example, last year the president announced the creation of a special fund to help veterans and fighters of special military operations, we know how well this fund works now, how much it helps both those who were wounded and those who return after combat operations, so we are waiting. That vladimir started performing last year putin said that this is a difficult milestone time for us for our entire country, a period of cardinal, irreversible changes, both within the country and throughout the world, so the emphasis was placed, it is quite possible that today the message to the federal assembly will last more than an hour. The contents, well, they are kept secret until the very last moment. It is known that amendments can be made directly, literally even in these very last minutes, before Vladimir Putin enters this stage, much attention is paid to Development Goals for the future, in fact this message is advisory in nature, but it is strategic and fundamental for the next few years. Last year, the largest block of questions was devoted to special operations and relations with the west. The head of state then announced the suspension of russias participation in the treaty on the reduction of Strategic Offensive arms, it was announced that the company would be promoted, and new measures to support our soldiers and residents were announced. Who covers this message and what emphasis do journalists place . We probably all remember the message of 2018, when on huge screens a picture of our military achievements was broadcast when the president spoke about new weapons. Of course , at that moment, since then, foreign journalists have always been here with very great attention to what will be said by the head of state , but probably in recent years, first of all. These are Foreign Policy statements rather than something dedicated directly to hardware, but still , the message to the federal assembly is also a Foreign Policy strategy, however, even the people who are responsible for it, well, for example, in the Federation Council we were told today that right now they are waiting for a concentration on the domestic agenda, the fact is that, as Konstantin Kosachev said, for example, Vladimir Putin has been trying for many years, including in this format. Talk to western, socalled partners, but they and our country as a whole were not heard, they were not heard in 2007 at the munich conference, they were not heard in 2021, when at the end of 2021, including in the address, the president mentioned those proposals of russia on global security, which were sent to the west, but nevertheless they did not hear there, most likely, as Konstantin Kosachov believes, they did not hear, and they will not hear today, if there is such a block. Vladimir putin will have a speech, so they probably want, first of all, here in the hall to hear something on the internal agenda for the internal development of russia, thats what concerns development, here in foya, exactly where we are working now, you probably see , such steles and stands were installed, i dont know what to call them exactly, with images, with pictures, with photographs of how the country has changed over the past years, and much of what. Is depicted was formulated by Vladimir Putin in messages as goals, as something to strive for, here it has already been implemented, well, if we talk about the implementation of messages in more specific figures, then by order Vladimir Putin himself is monitoring this implementation by the allrussian popular front; once a quarter they present a report on the implementation of the provisions that were expressed in the message, while monitoring the last message. Conducted 10 monitoring raids and 17 operational raids surveys through the internet platform people s control, 200,000 people from all 89 regions took part in them, but not only, of course, the response comes from ordinary people, from ordinary citizens, there are official requests to government departments, this is the verdict of the allrussian popular front from the message 86 of the instructions for 2023 have been completed, the remaining 14 are now in work, that is , nothing has been left aside, after all , work is underway on everything, it is interesting that only about 2 3 of the message of 2021 has been completed, then there are. Less than in 2023, but the point here is that the 2021 message set strategic goals, a lot of global tasks that were impossible and were not expected to be completed in one year, which is why now and such active work is underway on them, but in particular they talked about the construction of 1,300 schools, the development of transport infrastructure, the digitalization of public services, and much of this, of course, we the citizens ourselves. We all see, we see how this is being implemented, but heres to the final goals of the 2021 message, while not everything has been completed yet, the implemented instructions include the stability of the budget system, and the foundations laid for the technological sovereignty of our country, the modernization of higher education, municipal government and the renewal of the ambulance fleet and school buses, including this, such implemented items are described here in these images, just a few minutes ago we heard an announcement around the hall that guests should turn off their mobile phones, so we are probably waiting in in the near future, and dmitry peskov, well , after him, Vladimir Putin on the stage, i must say that great attention was paid to the design of this very stage, well, as happens every year, this time they chose from two stands for the president , and not from three , like last year, even the tone of this very podium, so that it would fit the design of the decorations that will be behind the president , we showed them at 9 00 in the morning, you probably saw them now in the inclusion of my colleague alexei golovko, in the hall today such a light gray design, a scene in the form of the improvised National Flag of our country, it is decorated asymmetrically, as the designers say, this reflects such dynamics, a focus on the future. Of course, a huge amount of technical means, which is why the gostiny dvor or manege has been chosen in recent years in order not to spoil these very kilometers of wires, lighting fixtures, fixtures of the historical halls of the kremlin, where the message used to take place, here, as we know, 13 Television Cameras will be used, including one robotic without an operator, there will be about 200 lighting devices , there will be an led map of our country, well, in general , everything. Should even be visually at the highest level, colleagues, alexey, thank you, well, literally the last few minutes before Vladimir Putins appearance, we see in the hall, we see in the hall of representatives of the Federation Council, deputies of the state duma, sergei kiriyenko, right now on your screens, there are a lot of public figures, ministers, representatives of the governors corps, a lot. Thank you, please, okay, good afternoon, dear senators, deputies of the state duma, dear citizens of russia, every message to the federal assembly is , first of all, a look into the future, and today we will talk not only about our immediate plans, but about families, with our heroes, frontline soldiers, volunteers, soldiers and officers of the armed forces in russia, of course, we understand that such events are being prepared, but nevertheless. The real needs of people, of course, come through in these conversations. Many ideas were put forward at large public expert forums. Citizens proposals, their aspirations of hope have become the basis, the core of those projects and initiatives that will continue today. I hope that their public discussion will certainly continue, because we can only implement all our plans together, as a task. Big , you and i have already proven that we are capable of solving the most complex problems, responding to any of the most difficult challenges, we, for example, repelled the aggression of international terrorism, preserved the unity of the country, did not allow it to be torn apart in due time, we supported our brothers and sisters, their will to be with russia, in this year marks 10 years of the Legendary Russian spring, but also. Now the energy, sincerity, courage of its heroes, crimeans, sevastopol residents, residents of the rebel donbass, their love for their homeland, which they carried through generations, certainly causes pride. All this, all this inspires, strengthens the confidence that we will overcome everything, together we can do anything. This is how the whole world not only recently forced the deadly threat of a global epidemic to recede, but also showed that such values prevail in our society, like mercy, mutual support, solidarity. And today, when our homeland defends its sovereignty and security, protects the lives of compatriots in the donbass in novorusiya, the decisive role in this righteous struggle belongs to ours. Citizens, our unity, devotion to our native country, responsibility for its fate. These qualities clearly and unambiguously manifested themselves at the very beginning of the special military operation, when it was supported by the absolute majority of the russian people. Despite all the trials, bitterness, losses, people are adamant in this choice and constantly confirm it with the desire to do as much as possible. For the country and for the common good, in production, in production they work in three shifts, as many as the front needs, the entire economy, and this is the industrial technological basis of our victory, has shown flexibility and sustainability, i want to thank now the entrepreneurs, engineers, workers, rural workers for responsible hard work in the interests of russia, united millions of people, the action we are together and the project our heroes on the front line in the trenches, where it is most difficult to know that the whole country is with them , i want, i want to note the work of the defenders of the fatherland foundation, the efforts of the committee of families, soldiers of the fatherland, other public. Anything, in fact, they would like to do to russia the same thing that they did in many other regions of the world, including ukraine, to bring discord into our home and weaken it. Together, all together, shoulder to shoulder, they are fighting for one common homeland , we are all citizens of russia, we will together defend our freedom, the right to a peaceful and dignified life, they themselves must determine their own path, protect the connection between generations, and therefore the continuity of historical development, and solve those problems. Who stand before the country based on our worldview, our traditions, beliefs that we will pass on to our children. Dear friends, the defense and strengthening of sovereignty is taking place today in all directions, and above all, of course, at the front, where our soldiers fight steadfastly and selflessly. I thank everyone who is now fighting for the interests of the fatherland, who is going through the crucible of the military. Risks his life every day the entire people bows to your feat, mourns the dead, and russia will always remember its fallen heroes. A minute of silence is announced. Thank you. Our armed forces have gained enormous combat experience. This concerns the interaction of all types and branches of the military, modern tactics of operational art; a whole galaxy of talented people has grown and been trained. Commanders who take care of people, competently, carry out their tasks, use new equipment, successfully solve the tasks assigned to them, and i want to say that this is in all levels, from platoon and from the operational level to the highest level of management, we see where and what problems we have, of course they exist, we understand at the same time what needs to be done, and such work is carried out continuously at the front, in the rear. It is aimed at increasing the striking power of the naval army, their technology and efficiency. The combat capabilities of the armed forces have increased many times over. Our units firmly hold the initiative. In a whole series of operational directions, they are confidently advancing and liberating more and more new territories. We didnt start this war in the donbass, but as i have said more than once, we will do everything to finish it. Eradicate nazism, solve all the tasks of a special military operation, protect the sovereignty and safety of our citizens, Strategic Nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness for guaranteed use, what we planned in the field of armaments, which i spoke about in the 2018 message, everything has been done and. This work is being completed, and the dagger hypersonic aviation complex is not only put into service, but is used with high efficiency to destroy especially important targets during a special military operation. Also , the zircon seabased hypersonic strike complex has already been used in battle, which was not even mentioned in the message of the eighteenth year, but this system is already. In service, avangard intercontinentalrange hypersonic units and overexposure laser complexes are on combat duty, they are being completed tests of the unlimitedrange Cruise Missile burevestnik unmanned underwater vehicle poseidon, these systems confirmed their high, it is possible it is no exaggeration to say that it has unique characteristics, troops have been delivered and the first production heavy Ballistic Missiles have been delivered. We will soon demonstrate them in Operational Deployment areas. Job. Work on a number of other promising Weapons Systems continues; we will still learn about the new achievements of our scientists and gunsmiths. Russia is ready for dialogue with the United States of america on issues of strategic stability. But here is what i would like to emphasize, dear colleagues, so that everyone understands me correctly, in this case we we are dealing with a state whose ruling circles are taking open hostile actions against us. So what . They are seriously going to discuss issues of strategic stability with us, while at the same time trying to inflict on russia, as they themselves say, a strategic defeat on the battlefield. This is a clear example of such hypocrisy. Recently , unfounded accusations have been increasingly heard, for example, against russia, that we are allegedly going to place Nuclear Weapons in space. Similar stuffing, but this is not. Nothing more than stuffing, its a trick only in order to drag us into negotiations on their terms, which are beneficial exclusively to the United States, while they are blocking our proposal, which has been on their table for more than 15 years, i mean the draft treaty on preventing the placement of weapons in outer space, which we prepared back in 2008, there is no reaction, what they are talking about is not clear at all, so we have every reason to believe that the words of todays american authorities, and supposedly interest in negotiations with us on issues of strategic stability, this is demagoguery. On the eve of the us president ial elections, they just want to show their citizens, and everyone else, that they still rule the world, well, on those issues where it is beneficial for america to negotiate, we will have a conversation with the russians, and where it is not profitable for them, there is nothing to discuss , as they. They themselves say business as usual, there they will strive to defeat us, but this certainly wont work, our position is clear, if you want to discuss those responsible, important for everyone planet issues of security and stability, then it is necessary to do this only in a single complex, naturally, including all those aspects that affect our National Interests and directly affect the security of our country, the security of russia. We also understand that the west is trying to drag us into an arms race, thereby exhausting us, repeating the trick that they succeeded in the eighties with the soviet union. Let me remind you that in the years eightyone and eightyeight, military expenditures of the ussr amounted to 13 of the Gross National product. Thats why our task is to develop defense in this way. Industrial complex, in order to increase the scientific, technological, industrial potential of the country, we need to allocate resources as rati