Putin: 99.9% of Russians are ready to give up everything for the interests of the Motherland

President Vladimir Putin said that 99.9% of Russians are ready to “give up everything” in the interests of their country. At the same time, he considers it normal when citizens do not behave like “true patriots.” Vladimir Putin said he “doesn’t particularly condemn” such Russians.

“There is nothing surprising in terms of the fact that someone did not behave like a true patriot, no. Because in any society there are always people who, first of all, think about their personal interests, that means, about some kind of personal plans. To be honest, I don’t particularly condemn them – every person has the right to choose, ”the president said on the air“ Moscow. Kremlin. Putin ”, an excerpt from the interview is given in his Telegram journalist Pavel Zarubin.

“As for the main part – 99.9% of our citizens, our people who are ready to put everything in the interests of the Motherland, there is nothing unusual here for me. But this just once again convinces me that Russia is a special country and special people live here,” the head of state said.

In March, Vladimir Putin declaredthat the Russian people will be able to distinguish “true patriots from scum and traitors.” In his opinion, “the Russian people will spit them out on the panel, like a midge accidentally flying into their mouths.” The President called this process “self-cleansing”, which will strengthen the Russian state. “In difficult times, many people show themselves, in Russian speaking, as traitors. They themselves disappear from our lives,” he said.

Anastasia Larina