Penza governor: Putin’s message forces the mobilization of regional resources
The message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly, announced on Wednesday, is a program for the work of regional authorities, says Governor of the Penza Region Vasily Bochkarev. “For myself, I highlighted demographic issues in the message,” V. Bochkarev told the Interfax-Volga region agency by telephone from Moscow. “We, like most regions, are declining (in terms of population - IF), which means that what we are doing is not enough.