Ended with a large annual press conference of the President Vladimir Putin. The event was held a day later than planned due to the funeral of the deceased Ambassador Andrew Charles, whose funeral was attended by the President.
the Press conference started at 12.06 and lasted 3 hours and 50 minutes. Bomost of the questions were asked by journalists from the regions and concerned economic issues and regional development.
About the economy and demography
the Press conference began with a question about the economy, given by the correspondent of radio “Mayak”. Putin brought to memory a lot of data on the basis of which it can be concluded that the Russian economy is in rather stable condition.
“we Need to look at the macroeconomic indicators in 2015 and compare with what will happen in 2016. The main indicator is the GDP, last year was a decline of 3.7%, this year will also be a small decline to 0.7%. But in November observed a slight increase of GDP”, — said the President.
Putin Also noted the good demographic indicators. “The movement will be positive in the near — term positive dynamics in demography, a positive trend in the natural increase of the population,” he said.
the President responded to the issue of subsidies to farmers and said that the agricultural machinery sector demonstrates high growth rates, but this growth may not only be due to the subsidies.
About the nuclear shield
Moscow Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal asked the President about the nuclear program of Russia, which Putin said yesterday. The President noted that the modernization of the army and the nuclear capacity of the country seeks to repel any aggressor. However, Vladimir Putin has let know that does not include the US in the number of potential aggressors.
President Federal news Agency commented the expert of Association of military political scientists, head of the Department of political science and sociology REU them. G. V. Plekhanov Andrei Koshkin.
“I just assumed that the President will focus on the concept of “the aggressor,” said Koshkin. In the United States immediately began to comment on that, say, their army is the smartest, best, etc. But we do not focus on what the army better and smarter, we focus on the fact that if an aggressor tries to encroach on our safety — he will receive a response adequate to answer the best army in the world. And this has been demonstrated in the middle East, specifically in Syria.”
About Ulyukayev and Germans
the Correspondent of “echo of Moscow” asked turn corruption cases in the show. The journalist recalled the former head of the FCS of Andrei Belyaninov and ex-Minister of the Ministry of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev. Also a reporter asked whether President the process for the murder of Boris Nemtsov.
Putin said that he personally had not met Ulyukayev and that Nemtsov is in his control.
Syria
Vladimir Putin remarked that after the expulsion of the terrorists from Aleppo is necessary to achieve cease-fire throughout Syria and to start negotiations with all sides in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, on neutral territory.
About Ukraine and the Donbass
Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian journalist Roman Tsymbalyuk his words about the fact that when the Russian President will retire, the Russian Ukrainians will still be “occupiers”.
“First of all, we must make sure that the APU was not considered by the occupier in the Donbass,” Putin retorted. The President also said that he supports the exchange of prisoners according to the principle “all for all”, but some forces in Ukraine prevent this. Putin spoke positively about the cancellation of visas for Ukrainian citizens to visit the European countries.
“the Visa-free regime is a good visa to Europe is an anachronism, they must be canceled,” — said the head of state.
About early presidential polls
whether to be the presidential election in 2017, asked the same journalist from the Wall Street Journal. Putin replied aphoristically: “Elections in 2017 is possible, but impractical”.
what else is Putin said
Vladimir Putin spoke about the construction of the Kerch bridge, promised that the first gas will come to the Crimea in two or three days, in light of the tragedy in Irkutsk was instructed to deal with the sale of non-food products with alcohol, and in connection with the claims of journalists to the leadership of “Rosneft” urged top managers of state companies “to be modest” and asked about the same and the media. The President also answered a question about juvenile justice and promised to assist in the construction of a children’s hospice.
the mercy of the fallen — About Sentsov and others
Journalists took the opportunity to speak directly to the President in order to ask for some prisoners. So came the request to release convicted for terrorism directed by Oleg Sentsov and Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko.
“no one has a desire to keep Directors and journalists in prison — said the President. But what if the Director was preparing to commit terrorist acts? To let him go just because he’s a Director? First, we let the Director, then /arrested in Crimea/ human intelligence? Some release, but tomorrow there will be others?”
RT Correspondent asked to show mercy to Oksana, Sebastiai, was sentenced to seven years for sent SMS-the message on military equipment in Sochi. Vladimir Putin promised to understand with this case.
With an emotional appeal to the President was made by the reporter Znak.com the Ekaterina Vinokurova. Among various topics, she asked the President to pay attention to the case of the arrested journalist RBC Alexander Sokolov, beaten in St. Petersburg photographer David Frankel and sentenced to a real term Eugene Chudnovets for the census in the social network, three-second clip.
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