Putin may not again come up with a message to the Federal Assembly

Russian President Vladimir Putin may not come up with a message to the Federal Assembly this year - in violation of the Russian Constitution.

The TASS source in parliament noted that it is necessary to "seriously prepare for the message, and there is too little time left before the end of the year." According to official reports, Putin began preparations for the message back in February 2022, before his invasion of Ukraine. Later, his spokeswoman Dmitry Peskov repeatedly promised that the message would take place before the end of the year.

In accordance with the Constitution of Russia, the president is obliged to apply to the Federal Assembly with annual messages about the situation in the country, about the main directions of the state’s domestic and foreign policy.

Peskov later confirmed that the president’s message would probably be postponed to the next year.

However, in 2017, Putin was not annual message: he was moved to March 2018, closer to the presidential election. In a public field, Putin’s violation of the Constitution then did not cause a special reaction. After the information about this in the media, the head of the legal department of the FBK, Ivan Zhdanov, said that the offense is being prepared, and said that they would apply to the Russian Prosecutor General. Whether this was done is unknown.

In the contradiction of the Constitution, a member of the Federation Council Andrei Klishas said that the country's main law does not establish any deadlines for the presidential message. Klishas is one of the authors of amendments to the Constitution introduced in 2020.

Earlier, Putin canceled his traditional large press conference. The annual "straight line", during which Putin answered the questions of Russians, probably also will not be: her dates continue to be transferred. In November, the RBC publication wrote that the Kremlin had not yet decided whether the traditional broadcasts with Putin would conduct the course of the war in Ukraine.

• A large press conference of the President of Russia has been traditionally held since 2001, when Putin became president. It was not only once - in 2005.
• The "Direct Line" was not held with Vladimir Putin in 2004, and in 2020 was combined with a large press conference.
• At the end of the events, pro -government media records the duration of Putin’s communication with people and the number of questions they asked.
• Also, Putin will not participate in a hockey match on Red Square, which traditionally took place before the New Year.