Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, a speech many anticipate will set the tone for the year…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, a speech many anticipate will set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the Kremlin sees its bogged-down war in Ukraine.
Putin traditionally addresses a large audience of lawmakers and state officials, and the speech will be broadcast by all Russian state TV channels. While the Constitution mandates that the president deliver the speech annually, Putin never gave one in 2022, as his troops rolled into Ukraine and suffered repeated setbacks. Now the address comes days before the war’s first anniversary on Friday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the Russian leader would focus on the “special military operation” in Ukraine, as Moscow calls it, and Russia’s economy and social issues.
