Message from Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly. Main

Russian President Vladimir Putin began reading out the traditional message to the Federal Assembly. The event takes place in Gostiny Dvor. According to presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, the message can be considered an election program. The main thing from his speech is in the Kommersant collection.

Special operation in Ukraine

• We will not allow anyone to interfere in our internal affairs. The West wanted to do the same to Russia as it did to Ukraine, to bring discord and weaken it from within, but it miscalculated.
• Russian business has sent billions of rubles to volunteers and charitable foundations to support fighters.
• A sea-based hypersonic strike complex has already been used in combat “Zircon”, this system is already in operation. Cruise missile tests “Petrel” and systems “Poseidon” are completed. Complex “Sarmat” delivered to the troops, we will demonstrate it soon.

international politics

• The strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation are in a state of full readiness. Russia is ready for dialogue with the United States on strategic stability.
• The Russian Federation’s plans to place nuclear weapons in space are unfounded lies. This is necessary to draw us into negotiations that will benefit the United States.
• The West claims that Russia is allegedly going to attack Europe, well, this is nonsense.
• We remember the fate of those who sent their contingents to the territory of our country; now the consequences for the interventionists will be much more tragic.
• There are plans to seriously strengthen the Russian Armed Forces groups in the western direction in connection with the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.

Economy

Social politics

• The minimum wage should increase to 35 thousand rubles by 2030.
• The number of Russians living below the poverty line has dropped to 13.5 million people at the end of 2023, but this is still a lot.
• The problem of poverty directly affects more than 9% of the population of the Russian Federation; it is necessary to achieve a level below 7% by 2030.
• The housing stock in the Russian Federation must be systematically updated.
• In 2025, programs for the overhaul of kindergartens will start, many of which were built during the Soviet years. The authorities will allocate more than 400 billion rubles for this.

National project “Family”

• Regions where birth rates are below the Russian average will receive assistance – at least 75 billion rubles.
• The family mortgage program will be extended until 2030 while maintaining the basic parameters.
• The maternity capital program will be extended until at least 2030.
• Tax deductions should be doubled for the second child to 2.8 thousand rubles. For the third and subsequent children – up to 6 thousand rubles. per month.

National project “Youth of Russia”

• From September 1, 2024, introduce an additional payment of 5 thousand rubles. per month for all educational directors’ advisers in schools and colleges.
• From March 1, increase the federal payment for class management and supervision of groups in technical schools to 10 thousand rubles.
• 9 billion rubles will be allocated. from the federal budget to update the infrastructure of pedagogical universities.
• It is necessary to introduce the opportunity to optionally retake the Unified State Exam in one of the subjects before the end of the university admissions campaign.

National project “Long and active life”

• The average life expectancy in the Russian Federation by 2030 should be at least 78 years, and then more than 80.

National project “Personnel”

• By 2028, it is necessary to train about a million blue-collar specialists for high-tech industries.
• Russia will allocate 120 billion rubles over 6 years. for the re-equipment of technical schools and colleges.
• By 2030, 12 leadership-level schools will be opened in Russia.