What Putin was talking about during the straight line

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Russian President Vladimir Putin before the night was preparing for an annual straight line with the Russians, said on the eve of his press secretary Dmitry Peskov. According to him, communication with citizens on television is “the world's best public opinion poll.” By the morning of April 14 received about two million questions to the head of state. For the most vivid and important answers watched "Lenta.ru,".

On strikes against the enemies of Russia

“We need to hit first of all the lack of roads and sloppiness in the broadest sense of the word. And if we do this well and effectively, and achieve results, then our armed forces will be truly invincible and the best in the world. They will be the way we wanted them to be, namely compact, inexpensive and modern. And then we will remember this wonderful song from Soviet times: “From the taiga to the British seas - the Red Army is the strongest of all.” She’s already stronger than everyone else, but she needs to strengthen this state.”

“Firstly, this once again confirms that the current US president is a decent person. I say this without irony, because to say such things is not easy. Barak, while still a senator, criticized the actions of the then administration for actions in Iraq. But, unfortunately, being the president himself, he made the mistakes he himself said. And rightly so, it is very good that my colleague has the courage to make such statements. Not everyone can do this (...). This can only be done by a strong person. It's good. But the bad thing is that this series of errors continues. After all, the same mistake was almost made in Syria, it is still unknown how this will end. ”

About US imperial ambitions

“If they proceed from the false premise of their exclusivity, it will mean that they will claim a special position and special rights. This is an epistemological, as some experts say, a mistake. We need to look at the root of the problem and act not from a position of strength and dictate, not from a position of imperial ambitions, but rather act respectfully towards all our partners and, of course, towards Russia. Without this, it is impossible to build modern democratic international relations. ”

About Sergey Roldugin's purchases

“Even in Russia, you can imagine a bribe in the form of borzoi puppies, but I didn’t hear about this with violins and cellos. Moreover, these figures (the authors of the investigation based on the "Panama dossier" - approx. "Tapes.ru"), they got a finger in the sky, and maybe in some other place, unexpectedly for themselves (...).

The fact that Sergei Pavlovich Roldugin bought, and he bought, in my opinion, two violins, two cellos - these are unique things! The last one he bought was about 12 million dollars. We do not know if there are such tools in the country at all. Rostropovich had one, but, unfortunately, we could not buy it, the state had no money - she went to Japan. ”

About the relationship with the former wife

“Lyudmila Alexandrovna and I sometimes see each other. Not often, but we meet. We have very good relations, maybe better than they were even before. I know that she is all right ... She is happy with her life, everything is fine. I am also satisfied, I am also doing well. ”

About your lifestyle and medication

“I try not to bring this up [using medications], I try to play sports, lead a healthy lifestyle ... If I have to, there are colds, I try to do something like a vaccination on time, before the influenza period. [If there is a need to take medications, in these cases] what I give, then take it. And there certainly are both domestic and imported, there is a set, but they are the simplest. I think that is just from the cheap segment. ”

About Ukrainian leadership

“As the oligarchs were in power [in Ukraine], it is. Someone is trying to arrange some kind of scandal here in offshore companies ... But right there the top officials of the country are the billionaires themselves, the entrepreneurs in the offshore areas are sitting. Well, yes, he earned several billions, and then, for example, a nice lawyer, for example, she transferred a management to a nice girl. So what, he forgot, is it about that? Never! No one will believe it. It will still sit there and steer, give instructions on what specifically to do.

The fact is that the clan system of governance - it has strengthened recently. And these are estimates not only of ours, but also of our Western partners. ”

About Ramzan Kadyrov

“I hope that both the head of Chechnya and other regional leaders of the Russian Federation will be aware of the level and degree of their responsibility to the people who live on their territory and to Russia as a whole. And an understanding will come to them that to act or formulate their attitude towards those or other opponents in extreme ways does not mean contributing to stability in our country. On the contrary, it means to damage this stability. ”

On the timing of the abolition of food sanctions

“I do not think that in the near future, our partners will go to the abolition of restrictions and restrictions on our country (...). It is impossible for them to admit that they got in the wrong place, they are deadlocked. Therefore, they will keep something up and keep these restrictions, which means that we will keep the corresponding restrictions on the access of their food products to our market. If they finally come to the conclusion that it is in their own interests to take steps to lift these restrictions, then, of course, they will put us in a difficult position. ”

About the doping scandal

“I don’t think that the decision that was has political implications. Although meldonium was taken exclusively by athletes from Eastern Europe. Because here it was found, produced and produced. And never considered doping. But I do not think that there is any political connotation, as evidenced by the fact that WADA has adjusted its position. ”

On the dangers of rest in Turkey

“In our opinion, the leadership of Turkey is not so much fighting with the radicals, as cooperating with them. But there is a civil war in the south with the use of tanks and artillery, terrorist attacks almost every week, the international community is trying not to notice. The leadership of Turkey, of course, will strive to ensure the safety of tourists, including ours, since these are large revenues. But can they do it? ”

About the rise in prices

“To a certain extent, this, to be honest, a man-made result is a rise in food prices. Why? We, in response, to Western sanctions, imposed restrictions on the importation of food from abroad. We deliberately took this step, bearing in mind that this would create conditions for the development of our agriculture, and would free the market.

And so it happened. Against the background of a general drop in GDP by 3,7 percent and industry by 3,4 [percent], agriculture grew by 3 percent (...).

Therefore, I hope, even almost certain that this is a temporary phenomenon. And gradually, as the market becomes saturated with Russian domestic food, prices will also decline. In any case, they will stabilize. Now we are just seeing it. But in general, of course, I understand perfectly well, I am aware that people, consumers ... Still, for them this is a burden. ”

About when the economy will push off from the bottom

“[The zone where the Russian economy is now -] is gray. Because the situation - it has not yet been corrected. Still, the trend is positive. Look here: GDP decline was 3,7 percent. This year, the government proceeds from the fact that we will continue to have a slight decline, but now only 0,3 percent. And next year is expected to increase 1,4 percent. In this sense, it is really quite difficult to grope this bottom, but it seems to be shown to us by the government: this year there is still a slight decline, and next year - a rise. I have already spoken about GDP, industrial production. ”

About the governors' zagashniki

“The problem has really escalated. I believe that, of course, it will be necessary, firstly, to color the expenses from the road fund, against which the leaders of the regions of the Russian Federation had always objected. Because it was for them and is still a certain “stinker”, perhaps, from which it is possible to take funds for other purposes, because it is not prohibited by law. It is necessary to paint these funds and make sure that the funds go exactly for road construction or for capital repairs. ”

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