Vladimir Putin spoke at PMEF. Main

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a plenary meeting of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. His speech was announced as "extremely important." This is what he was talking about.

Putin began speeches by criticism of the United States. "The United States, proclaiming the victory in the Cold War, declared themselves the messengers of the Lord on earth who have no obligations, but there are only interests. Moreover, these interests are declared sacred." The Western elites think of the categories of the last century, relate to countries outside the “golden billion” as a colony and second -class people, ”said the Russian President, noting that the era of a unipolar world has ended, despite“ all attempts to preserve it ”.

He also added that the "economic blitzkrieg against Russia" has failed, and all the "gloomy forecasts regarding the Russian economy" is part of the information war.

Inflation and mortgage

According to Putin, inflation in Russia is 16.7 percent and gradually decreases. The government needs to work on its decrease to 4 percent.

"We hear about" Putin's inflation. "This stupidity is designed for those who do not know how to read and write," Putin said.

The rate on preferential mortgage will be reduced to 7 percent, the program will last until the end of the year. The maximum of the cost of an apartment for a preferential mortgage remains the same: 12 million rubles for Moscow and St. Petersburg, 6 million for other regions.

"Special operation" has nothing to do with

Putin once again stated that the special operation in the Donbass is a difficult but forced decision.

“This decision of the sovereign country, which has the right to defend their security. Fighters in the Donbass defend Russia's right to free and independent development. All tasks of the special operation will certainly be solved, and the guarantee of this is the courage and heroism of our warriors,” Putin said.

He also added that price increases, inflation, food and fuel problems that have occurred in recent months are the result of systemic errors in the actions of the US administration and European bureaucracy. "The root is in their erroneous economic policy. A special operation in the Donbass for them is a rescue circle that allows you to blame errors on Russia," the Russian President said.

Sanctions

In his speech, Putin also mentioned Western sanctions against Russia. “Of course, sanctions restrictions have set difficult tasks for the country. Enterprises have problems with components, logistics is violated. But this opens up new opportunities. We implement long -term plans for the development of sectors of the economy and strengthening the social sphere. Current changes make adjustments, but do not change the essence,” the president said.

According to Putin, the countries that introduced them suffer from sanctions. "Direct losses of the European Union from sanctions fever over the coming year can exceed $ 400 billion. This is the price of decisions divorced from the realities made contrary to common sense," Putin emphasized.

The principles of Russian development in the new conditions

Putin noted that the country has "key principles" of development. There are six of them.

• Openness, equal partnership.
• Support on entrepreneurial freedoms.
• Balanced macropolitics and macroeconomics.
• Social justice.
• The leading development of infrastructure.

The president added that the country must be developed "all together." “Real success is possible only when you connect your future and your children with your homeland. Home is more reliable. Those who did not want to hear this message have lost millions, or even billions of dollars. I want to tell colleagues who are in the hall and who are not today: do not step on old rake. Invest here,” he addressed the guests of the forum.

In the framework of “specific cases,” Putin proposed to launch a large -scale plan for road repair in the regions, configure the health and education system to help families with children, and launch a comprehensive program for modernizing housing and communal services,
Launch a program to restore rural cultural houses, as well as the modernization of rural territories.

The President also noted that it is important to preserve Baikal, and the city of Baikalsk is to make the hallmark of Russian ecotourism.

“We will encounter new risks and factors that are difficult to predict. But the rules will be strong, sovereign states. Or they will be doomed to remain a disenfranchised colony. Russia is included in the coming era of a powerful sovereign country. We will definitely use new colossal capabilities and become even stronger,” Putin finished his speech. The performance lasted more than an hour.