The annual press conference of the President of Russia: Putin goes … – Politics

The annual press conference of the President of Russia: Putin goes … – Politics

At the annual press conference in Moscow, President Putin held out the current line. For the war in Ukraine – corresponds to the West, which should encourage the older Ukrainian opposition to abide by the agreements of February 21, and the insurgents – because that Putin still calls them – Kiev should not send troops, but to negotiate an agreement. In a word – what to Ukraine – the West to blame. When asked about the number of Ukrainian journalist Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine, Putin, who once openly denied that there were jacykolwiek, this time he replied evasively: they are fighting people there called the appeal of his conscience.

In short, not Russia aggressive, only the West, which behaves like a “empire, forcing his vassals to obedience.” Russian President zaparte goes. This is not expecting anything new.

With curiosity was to be expected, however, that the president will say about the collapse of the ruble and the real panic in the market. Here the difference between on the West and the mood Putin is probably even greater than in political matters. The president avoided the word “crisis”, he said, or rather the difficulties turbulence. He admitted that the country is going through the most difficult period in finance since 1998. But he promised that the situation will improve within two years. So count the patience of Russians, and the most that the Russian economy will adapt to low energy prices. Is this possible? Indeed, it is worth to realize that oil prices have returned to a level of about 5 years ago. And Russia somehow she continued. So maybe the country – no new extravagance, such as $ 50 billion on infrastructure Olympics in Sochi and new investments, such as deposited by the Trans-Siberian railway modernization years – somehow will him self give advice.

Does this apathy people ambient Putin does not recognize that the leader put them on a mine and puts the loss of property? The resort Bloomberg reported that on the collapse of the ruble 15 richest Russian oligarchs have lost a total of 50 billion dollars. It is not known what Bloomberg based their calculations, but recalled that during such a crazy fluctuations – some actually lose, but there are others cwańsi who gain. What a joy to sell the euro after a hundred, and then be able to buy even after 80! In Russia not seen such manipulations.

As a result, for the holidays from the East is not good news.