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Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 held a final press conference combined with a direct line. Most of the questions concern the war, said Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov. The North Realities briefly tell what they asked and talked about on the line.

Rising prices

Putin considers the main problems in the economy - it is warming up and inflation. He explained the increase in prices by the fact that the proposal does not have time for demand. At the same time, he called the situation in the economy stable and stated that in real terms the wages increased by 9%in real terms. Putin indicated that inflation is at the level of 9.2-9.3%, and called it a "alarming signal."

In October 2024, reports appeared that in Russia they began to steal butter more often due to its rise in price. In some stores, it began to be sold in protective briquettes.

155 Brigade of Marines

Vladimir Putin asked to deploy the banner of the 155th Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet. "Agency" notes that in August, a video was published in the telegram channels in which "DShRG Rusich" identified the 155th brigade of Morpekhov. The video showed how the cut head of a Ukrainian soldier was planted on the pole. Officially, this information was not confirmed.

The BBC said that this brigade fought in Ukraine from the first day of the invasion and suffered significant losses-only 600 remained from the initial composition of 3 thousand people.

"Girls are needed"

The President said that in Russia the number of women in childbearing age decreased by 30%. He called the demographic problem key.

“Girls are needed, girls,” Putin said.

According to last year’s calculations of the Ministry of Labor, in Russia over six years, the birth rate of the first children decreased by 19.9%, second children - by 31%. This is the result of the demographic pit of the 1990s: there are few women themselves in the country now.

According to the results of 2022, the total birth rate in Russia (the average number of children per woman) was 1.41, it follows from the assessment of Rosstat. In 1999, one woman was 1.16 children and 1.25 million children were born, taking into account Chechnya and annexed Crimea. A decrease in the number of women of reproductive age in Russia will be long-term-their number will continue to fall until 2046, Vice Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said.

Journalist from "Peacemaker"

The American journalist with Putin’s press conference was included in the Peacemaker base, North Rails drew attention.

The journalist of the American NBC News Briton Cyrus Simmons was included in the base of the Ukrainian Center "Peacemaker" after his trip to the annexed Crimea from the territory of Russia. Simmons from Crimea appeared on the NBC News website February 28, 2023. Among the authors are also indicated by Natasha Lebedeva and Tatyana Chistyakova.

At the press conference, Simmons called Putin the “weaker leader” in comparison with US President Donald Trump: “You could not achieve their goal [so the Russian authorities call the war in Ukraine]. Many Russians died, including a general who was killed in Moscow. In Syria, they overthrew the Assad regime, which you will meet with Trump, you will be a weaker leader. offer?".

Putin replied that Russia has become much stronger over the past two or three years. The president noted that he does not know when he met Trump, but is ready for this.

Escrow account

Putin pretended not to know that the escrow accounts that protect against developers-mesteries have not yet worked in the field of individual residential construction (IZHS).

In October of this year, he personally instructed the government and the Central Bank to tell the Russians about the calculations with the escrow in the IZHS.

Also in social networks, as the North Reali noted, dozens of video features of deceived equity holders in the field of IZHS are published. Developers deceive people according to the classical scheme. People take loans at the bank, carry money to the developer, and after he bankrupt and disappears. Interest holders remain with unfinished housing and debts to banks.

A correspondent from Tatarstan said that in its region companies were deceived by hundreds of people in the field of IZHS. Putin was very surprised and said that this was impossible.

“We have created a system of escrow accounts, where people, if they take a mortgage, transfer their money. And this money is frozen until people receive their homes. The money should be on escro accounts. Where people have transferred money and why? I don’t understand what you are talking about,” said Putin.

The correspondent clarified that "escrow accounts certainly were not there", which the Russian leader again said in surprise that this could not be, but referring to Peskov demanded to understand the problem.

The broadcast lasted four and a half hours.