No hurry to say goodbye

Today at noon, about a thousand people will gather in the Marble Hall of the Kremlin - they will come to listen to President Putin, who will deliver the eighth address of his presidency to the Federal Assembly. According to the Constitution, this message should be the last. However, as RIA-Novosti reports, citing sources in the Kremlin, it will not be a farewell event. Putin does not want to send a signal about his departure - “so that the elite does not relax.” Much of the message should be devoted to modernizing the economy.