As the interview with Vladimir Putin commenced, crucial questions emerged amidst escalating threats from the West, demanding a timely assessment.
In conversation with Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group, the Russian President is set to tackle the latest developments and pressing issues.
With the film crew of "Rossiya" TV channel and the RIA Novosti news agency present at the Kremlin, the stage is set for this pivotal interview with the President of Russia, aimed at clarifying key matters.
The speech lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes. From the start, the president emphasized that he would focus on strategic objectives. Putin discussed the progress of the military operation and criticized the West's efforts to hinder Russia's growth and drag it into an arms race.
Additionally, the head of state called for upgrading the army and navy's equipment. The Russian leader also announced the launch of four new national projects and made a number of proposals on social support, economic and business development.
Kiselev remarked that after Putin's two-hour address, "many additional questions have arisen," and "new threats from the West also require up-to-date assessments".
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