Peskov suggested that most of Putin’s message will be devoted to the military operation

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that in his address to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin will assess the situation in the economy. According to him, it can be assumed that most of the speech will be devoted to “assessment of the causes and inevitability” of the military operation in Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesman added that the message would take at least an hour.

“Of course, it will be dedicated to the past year, 2022, the year that was marked by the start of a special military operation. And it is quite possible to assume with a high degree of certainty that at least most of this message will be devoted to this, largely an assessment of the reasons, an assessment of the inevitability of a special military operation, its predestination and necessity from the point of view of our national interests,” said Mr. broadcast on Channel One.

According to the spokesman, Mr. Putin will also “give his vision of how we will move forward.” “The president will give his assessment of how our economy has developed, how it managed to survive, to stay on its feet,” Dmitry Peskov added.

Vladimir Putin will address the Federal Assembly at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, the speech is due to start at 12:00. Members of the government, deputies, senators and participants in the military operation were invited to the message, but not invited Mass media from “unfriendly” countries. In 2022, the message was not held, Mr. Putin himself explained this is “a very large dynamic of events”.

Laura Keffer