Vladimir Putin is set to deliver his State of the Union address to Russia’s Federal Assembly today, where he will address both chambers of parliament and outline his goals for the second year of his invasion of Ukraine.
Starting at 10:00 a.m. Italian time, the Russian president will update Russia’s political and military elite on the status of what he calls his “military special operation” in Ukraine, with many anxious to know what his plans are for the future year are. The speech comes at a highly symbolic moment, almost a year since Putin announced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television: “At such a crucial and very complicated moment of our development, our life, everyone is waiting for a message hoping to hear an assessment of what is happening, an assessment of the military special operation”.
Putin will also present his analysis of the international situation and outline his vision of Russia’s development after the West imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia, the Kremlin said.
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