According to TASS and "Russia Daily", on December 17, local time, Russia's Putin said that Russia either has sovereignty or does not exist at all. On the same day, all deputies of the "United Russia" party unanimously supported the nomination of Putin for a second term**. The chairman of the party, Dmitry Medvedev, said that the party would do everything to ensure Putin's victory.
On the 17th, Putin delivered a speech at the congress of the "United Russia" party. **Screenshot from TASS.
Putin: Russia cannot give up its sovereignty in exchange for sausages, as some countries do.
On the 17th local time, at the 21st Congress of the "United Russia Party", all delegates unanimously supported the nomination of Putin for re-election**.
It is reported that Russia's next ** elections are scheduled to be held on March 17, 2024, and Putin will run as an independent candidate.
Speaking at the meeting on the 17th, Putin said that Russia will make all decisions on its own, without the prompting of others abroad, "Russia cannot give up its sovereignty in exchange for sausages and become a vassal state of a certain country, as some countries do."
"We must remember, never forget, and tell our children that Russia will either become a self-sufficient sovereign state, or it will not exist at all," he said. This is a very important thing that should always be kept in our heads and hearts. ”
That is why, Putin stressed, "we ourselves will determine and create our future."
He also noted that despite pressure from the West, Russian society and sectors have shown maturity and stability, and that "we respond to challenges because we are consistently, step by step, year after year, on the path of strengthening sovereignty".
Putin is convinced that color revolutions in the West will not work in Russia.
"We need to be prepared for a snowballing task," he noted. But we are Russia, a winter country, and we love snow".
Medvedev: There is no doubt about who should be in charge of Russia.
Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of the United Russia party and deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, believes that there is no doubt who should be the head of state of Russia. He said at the congress of the "United Russia" party that Putin's victory in the 2024 ** elections "must be absolutely justified, legitimate and indisputable."
"The big event in the political life of the country – the elections – is coming," he said. A man who is able to take responsibility for the fate of the country under the most difficult conditions, a leader of the country who is trusted by tens of millions of people, all those who want to see our country strong, prosperous, independent gather around him. ”
Medvedev noted that the United Russia party will do everything to ensure another victory for Putin. He called for the mobilization of all activists and supporters "in case of any disruption during the campaign."
United Russia "unanimously supports Putin's candidacy**." Picture from "Russian newspaper".
Medvedev announced the results of the vote on the proposal to support the nomination of Putin as a candidate for Russia: "unanimously adopted".
"Time requires us to be determined, united, ready to take on any challenge, even the most difficult," he said. Any attempt to undermine harmony among ethnic, religious, and civil servants is a betrayal and a crime against Russia".
Medvedev said that the autonomy of the Russian people to choose their future will be protected from any external interference.
Russia's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the sidelines of the congress that Putin's election headquarters would be formed "in time" before the 2024 elections.
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