Putin will announce the message to the Federal Assembly on 20 February
Accreditation of journalists for coverage of the event will be held from 15 to 17 February.
MOSCOW, February 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin will address the Federal Assembly on February 20. This was reported to journalists the press-Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.
“The President will announce the message to the Federal Assembly on 20 February,” he said.
According to the representative of the Kremlin, the accreditation of journalists for coverage of the event will be held from 15 to 17 February.
Peskov said that the message to the Federal Assembly will be held in Moscow. Answering the question, are there any video presentation during the President’s speech, as it was in 2018, a Kremlin spokesman indicated that “preparation in terms of content of work, related issues are also now addressed.” “As clarification we will keep you informed”, he added. Peskov also declined to comment on the likely theme of the upcoming message.
The President during his meetings with the professional communities in recent weeks have stated that they voiced during these discussions, the proposals can be considered during the preparation of the message. In particular, the remark he made Wednesday at a forum “Business Russia”.