The Russian President's Office has indicated that President Putin is expected to deliver his annual State of the State address, outlining his basic policy on domestic and foreign affairs, as early as the end of this month. is expected to be expanded.
On the 6th, Russian Presidential Spokesperson Peskov revealed the possibility that President Putin will deliver this year's annual State of the Union address between the end of this month and the beginning of next month.
The annual State of the Union address is once a year in which the president presents the basic policy of domestic and foreign affairs in front of Congress and government representatives, and the leading newspaper Kommersant reports that the presidential address will be adjusted around the end of this month, citing a source close to the administration. I am told that it is.
In the speech, President Putin is expected to discuss his accomplishments and claims, as he aims for an overwhelming victory in next month's presidential election and the invasion of Ukraine, which will mark two years on the 24th of this month.
Meanwhile, in the presidential election, former member of the House of Representatives Nadezhdin, who criticizes the invasion of Ukraine, submitted signatures collected from voters in preparation for his candidacy, but the Central Election Commission pointed out on the 5th that a flaw was found in the documents. Did.
The Election Commission was scheduled to make a final decision on whether to approve the candidacy on the 7th, but Nadezhdin requested a postponement, citing insufficient time to confirm the deficiencies that had been pointed out. The Election Commission announced that a decision will be made on the 8th.
Mr. Nadezhdin is attracting attention as a candidate to challenge Mr. Putin, but there is a possibility that his candidacy will not be approved due to deficiencies.