the main event today is vladimir putin's message to the federal assembly, which became one of the longest presidential addresses to parliament, lasting one hour and 45 minutes. in gostiny dvor. the ministers have gathered. senators. deputies are representatives of the clergy. this year, at the event, the participants of the special operation and a significant part of the message were invited. the head of state dedicated it to her, as he emphasized, russia is determined to consistently fulfill the tasks of protecting the population of donbass. the president also said,

what will be the response of moscow in the case of the supply of long-range weapons, kiev they took weapons. step by step, we will carefully and consistently solve the tasks facing us. the more long-range western systems will come to ukraine, the further we will be forced to move the threat away from our borders. it `s naturally. targets to inflict russia as they say, this is a direct speech strategic defeat of russia what does this mean for us what is it? this means doing away with us forever, that is, they intend to transfer a local conflict into a phase of a global one. confrontation. that's exactly what we are.

we understand this and will respond accordingly, because in this case we are talking about the existence of our country. in six months, he also proposed the creation of a state fund for targeted assistance to veterans of the special operation. i propose to create a special state fund; its task will be targeted personal assistance to the families of fallen soldiers and veterans of a special military operation. i ask the government to resolve all organizational issues as soon as possible, the work of the state fund should be open. and the very procedure for providing assistance is simple, on the principle of one window, without execution and bureaucracy. for every family. i emphasize for each family of the deceased. each

veteran should be assigned their own personal social worker coordinator. which in the course of personal communication in real time will solve the emerging issues, i draw attention to the structure already this year. the fund should be deployed in all regions of the russian federation vladimir putin submitted to the state duma a draft law on stopping russia's participation in the start treaty the russian parliament will consider it already on wednesday, said state duma speaker vyacheslav volodin . our observers alexander khristenkov will tell more about the reasons for moscow's decision to suspend participation in the new start and its consequences. the nato military bloc has endowed itself with the right to judge almost all events in the world, but in early february , the alliance sounded something completely unheard of, in fact. the demand for russia

to return to the implementation of the treaty, of which start-3 is not a part of nato, they also demanded the return of inspection access to russian nuclear defense facilities. well, i don’t even know how to call it some kind of theater of the absurd for us. it is known that the west is directly involved in the attempts of the kiev regime to strike at the bases of our strategic aviation, the drones used for this were equipped and modernized with the assistance of nato specialists. and now they also want to inspect our defense facilities in the modern conditions of today's confrontation. this sounds like some kind of bullshit. it’s just that the russian side was told by the president to carry out full-fledged inspections do not give moscow's repeated requests went unanswered or rejected on formality, given the current aggressive stance. the west is the real threat. i would like to emphasize that the united states and nato openly say that their goal is to inflict a strategic defeat on russia and that after

that they are going to drive around our defense facilities as if nothing had happened. including the newest a week ago, for example, well, a decree was signed on putting new strategic ground-based complexes on combat duty. they are going there the sun and think it's so easy. we will let them in there, we will just like that, but in the nineties it was exactly the same with the americans. they even had their own office on the territory of a machine-building plant in votkinsk that produced intercontinental ballistic missiles. poplar overseas inspectors brought in almost 250 tons of special equipment, placed surveillance cameras everywhere and checked each missile with tape measures and controlled individually where they were taken out by themselves at their factories. at the same time , they did what they wanted, explicit distortions of the contract. start-2 were eliminated in the start-3 signed between russia and the united states in 2010, but now the reality is different, in fact, each of the nato nuclear countries has declared russia enemies.

yes, and the whole alliance, with his collective demand to moscow, putin actually made an application to become a member of the csm, we believe that such a formulation of the issue is long overdue, because let me remind you that nato has more than one nuclear power, the us nuclear arsenals. great britain and france also have them. they are improving and are also directed against us. they the same is also directed against russia, the latest statement of their leaders - this only confirms. look, ignore this. we simply cannot but have the right, especially today the history of the treaty dates back to the ninety -first year and it was signed in a fundamentally different situation reducing tension strengthening trust soon russia and the united states declared that they no longer consider each other opponents, apart from the cis, there were other important treaties, for example, on the limitation of missile defense systems, linking strategic offensive and

defensive weapons. the us withdrew from the treaty. as you know, everything has remained in the past , our relations have degraded, which is very important , and this is entirely the merit of the united states, and it was they who, after the collapse of the soviet union , began to revise the results of world war ii and build peace. the americans, in which there is only one owner, one master, for this they began to rudely destroy all the foundations of the world order laid down after the second world war, in order to cross out the heritage and yalta and under rent step by step they began to revise the existing world order to dismantle the system of security and arms control planned and carried out a whole series of wars around the world and all with one goal to break the architecture of international relations created after the second world war. it's not. this is not a figure of speech.

this is how, in practice, everything happens in life after the collapse of the ussr , they are forever striving to fix their global dominance, not counting the interests of modern russia, and other countries are not interested, too, now there are about 800 american military bases they entangled almost the whole world from latin america to africa and australia for a greater presence and control, of course in europe, russia until the last counted on the power of diplomacy and common sense on the other side, for example, it was moscow during the american and electoral leapfrog and the transition of power from trump bideno offered to extend the 21-year-old, which expired in february. snv-3 biden, agreed, extended treaty retains limits for russian and us nuclear forces 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles, deployed ballistic missile submarines and deployed heavy bombers 1,550 deployed warheads, as well as 800 deployed and non-deployed launchers of intercontinental missiles

of submarines and heavy bombers , the validity of the treaty was then extended on february 21 by 5 years until 2026, despite the already raging at that time time of crisis in russian american relations, but now on the part of washington open confrontation. now nato representatives are giving signals, but in fact they are putting forward ultima. m in russia, do it. everything that was agreed upon, including the cis treaty, without prejudice, and we will behave as we please, they say there is no connection between the snve issues and, say, the conflict in ukraine, other hostile actions of the west against our country, as they are not loud statements, that they want to inflict a strategic defeat on us, is it up hypocrisy of licinism or stupidity? well , don't call them idiots. they are not stupid people after all. they want to inflict a strategic defeat on us and

climb on our nuclear facility. in this regard , we are forced to announce today that russia is suspending its participation in the treaty on strategic offensive defeats. the deputies of the state duma, who ratified the decision to suspend the treaty and supported the treaty, the president officially announced that we are suspending participation in the strategic arms treaty, in fact , the americans have broken the entire system of treaties, which has been the basis of security for almost 70 years today this step has been taken. in my opinion, exceptionally true and the news of the suspension of the treaty caught the news of the suspension of the treaty in poland. he is now there on a demonstrative visit, and the day before he appeared in kiev as if unexpectedly for everyone, but not for moscow, this is not a secret of the politician. they said that he

planned to visit, kiev guarantees. we didn't give absolutely. it is not right. they said that we simply taught and heard this information that came to us from the americans. now, before returning to the discussion of start. moscow looking forward to understanding. what do the nato nuclear countries lay claim to and how should the combined strike potential of the alliance be taken into account and not just try to lie to everyone again and pretend to be champions of peace and order. we know all the ins and outs, we know that the warranty periods for the combat use of certain types of nuclear weapons are expiring, something was being evaluated, and in this regard , some figures in washington told us. it is known for certain that they are already thinking about the possibility of natural tests of their nuclear weapons. including taking into account that the united states is developing new types of nuclear weapons. such information is available in this situation. the ministry of defense of russia rusatom

must be the first to ensure readiness for testing russian nuclear weapons. of course, we will not do this, but if the united states conducts a test, then we will conduct it , no one should have dangerous illusions. ballroom strategic parity can be destroyed just such a parity saved the world from a nuclear catastrophe during the cold war, and this approach is relevant and timely now absolutely step. we will be ready to take a similar step towards the west if they go for a real practical test of strategic nuclear weapons. we once again stressed that we will let shake peace on the planet, we will create a world architecture where territorial integrity, sovereignty, the nuclear test site on novaya zemlya created back in the fifties will be respected. now under the jurisdiction of the twelfth main directorate of the russian ministry of defense, more than 130 different warheads were tested here, including the tsar bomb the most powerful ever created by man. then in the sixty-first after

the explosion. shock wave. circled the earth three times. last test. it was carried out here more than 30 years ago, but as experts have already reported, the landfill is operational and it is always maintained in readiness alexander khristenko maxim shchepilov. paul and anastasia tyurina lead vladimir putin spoke about the state of affairs in the domestic economy. she, according to the president, turned out to be much stronger than the west thought, she could not overcome the risks of sanctions. main task putin sees it in bringing the economy to a strategic level. what measures should help this will be told by anna lazareva , not only the military, but the economic front unfolded the west against russia. however, the country withstood, moreover, the economy, starting from the third quarter of 22, entered a new growth cycle with a qualitatively different structure, a big role. here they played, private initiative is small and medium-sized businesses noted the president. he recalled that the decline in russia's gdp last year amounted to 2.1%, which turned out to be

much better than the forecasts that were promised. a drop of 10 or even 20%. the decline was only in the second quarter, and already in the third and fourth there was an increase. she foregrounded new promising areas, including the asia-pacific region and the domestic market. the russian economy and management system turned out to be much stronger than they thought in the west. thanks to the joint work of the government of the parliament of the bank of russia of the subjects of the federation, of course, the business community of labor collectives, we have ensured the stability of the economic situation. defended citizens saved jobs, prevented a shortage in the market, and including this copying of the need, supported the financial system of entrepreneurs who invest in the development of their business. this means that in the development of the country, the president called the scientific, technological and personnel base a priority today, and i quote not the supply of raw materials abroad, but the production of goods with high added

value. this will make it possible to unlock russia's enormous potential in all spheres and areas. many of the basic ones i will emphasize are civilian domestic industries in the economy over the past year, not only did not reduce, but significantly increased the production volumes of housing commissioning , for the first time in the modern history of our country exceeded 100 million square meters, as for our agricultural production, last year it showed double-digit growth rates. thank you very much low colonel agricultural producer russian farmers. russian farmers have harvested a record harvest listen to 150 million tons of grain, while russia will continue its policy of abandoning the dollar , the share of the ruble in foreign trade settlements for compared with december, 21 doubled and amounted to 1/3. and if we consider more than half as friendly

currencies, another factor that indicates the stability of the russian economy , there was no drawdown in the labor market, said the president, they even achieved a reduction in unemployment before the pandemic of 4.6%, well , now three and seven are a historical minimum already in this strong growth in domestic demand is forecast for the year. vladimir putin is confident that our company will take advantage of this opportunity to increase production. uh, the most sought-after products take niches that have been vacated after the departure of western companies, the point of our work is not to adapt to the current situation , the strategic task is to bring our savings. everything is changing to new frontiers, and it is changing very, very quickly. this time is not only a challenge, but also an opportunity it really is. today this is true , and how we implement them depends on our future life. it is necessary

to remove, i want to emphasize this, to remove any interdepartmental contradictions of formality. resentment, omissions and other nonsense. everything, damn it's all about the result. everything should be aimed at this. and here are the directions she urged the president to focus on. this is, in particular, the expansion of promising foreign economic relations, building new logistics corridors. a decision has already been made to extend the red highway, moscow kazan to yekaterinburg, chelyabinsk tyumen and , in the future, da irkutsk and vladivostok with access to kazakhstan, mongolia and china, which, among other things, will significantly expand our economic ties with russia. southeast asia needs to focus on essential expanding technological capabilities , the industrial mortgage tool was launched , the president noted, the amount is up to 500 million rubles. the rate is 3-5% for up to 7 years. at the same time, new sources of investment financing should be sought within the country, the president emphasized. moreover, banks are working stably and

steadily in the twenty-second, loans to the corporate sector grew by 14%, and the profit of the entire sector of banks amounted to more than 200 billion rubles. at the same time, there are prerequisites for lowering rates, because inflation should reach the target of 4% this year, while attracting capital. fast-growing high-tech businesses in the domestic stock market will be supported by tax incentives, both for the company and for buyers of such shares, the president said. and here is another initiative, it is important to create additional conditions for citizens to invest money and earn at home. three countries, while it is necessary to guarantee the safety of citizens' investments in voluntary pension savings, there should be the same mechanism as in the bank deposit insurance system, let me remind you of such deposits citizens in the amount of 1.400.000 rubles. they are insured

by the state and their return is guaranteed for voluntary pension savings, i propose to set twice the amount up to 2 million 800,000 rubles. separate large. vlog. it was devoted to cheapening, as vladimir putin said, business should operate in russian jurisdiction. this is a basic principle, and money to work for the country and for its development, vladimir putin turned to a businessman who is trying to withdraw capital from abroad, or trying to return what was confiscated from them in the west, according to vladimir putin, they are considered second-class people, but everyone has the choice of working for a foreign country or for their own startup. earn new projects, invest in russia, invest jobs in the enterprise, help schools and universities of science and health, culture and sports, just like that, and your capital. multiply and earn recognition of the gratitude of people for a generation to come, and

the state and society will unconditionally support you. we have a number of economic initiatives. the president proposed to increase educational tax deduction for children from 50.000. yes 100.000 rub. deduction for treatment from 120,000 to 150,000 rubles. well, about the support of new regions, funds for national projects, which are reserved in the budget for 24 years. they will be able to receive and use already now through interest-free treasury loans next april. they will be automatically redeemed. uh, the advance financing mechanism, that is, the money budget. i swear, let's see. and if the regions see that in some areas we will start repairing schools or more can be spent on the repair of a primary health care institution, and if there is money in the twenty-fourth year, then we are ready to provide budgetary funds, borrowed

funds, treasury loans free of charge for the constituent entities of the russian federation, and use these funds to implement the plans that are envisaged. next year, already today , the decision that the president announced to the federal assembly will be fully funded, said anton vladimir putin held a working meeting with the head of the federation council, valentina matviyenko president dmitry peskov told journalists according to him, the main provisions of the message to the federal assembly were discussed at the meeting. matviyenko also spoke about the results of the work of the upper chamber and plans to call the session before the speaker. she said that the federation council would meet tomorrow for a meeting to determine the tasks necessary to implement the president's message. she noted that the message was thoroughly calculated and all financial resources for the implementation of his proposal. there matvienko stated that she most of all i liked the idea of ​​creating a fund

for participants in a special military operation. first of all, those who today protect the security of the country. all those who take part in the special military operation are our armed forces and law enforcement agencies and volunteers and the ranks formed and so on. they are heroes. they deserve the respect of the gratitude of society, society, for its part, should take care of them and their families. and i really liked the idea of ​​creating a special state fund. e, which will be. uh, as the president said here accompany each participation to the word uh, that 's whether he needs treatment, will he need prosthetics? will he need employment. uh, what 's the problem with his family? such a targeting is, well, such a personal relationship is not generally to all participants. but for each participant.

i think that our guys there will also hear and, of course, this is gratitude to all citizens, young and old, from schoolchildren who write to letters and ours it would seem harsh, e, warriors to tears when they are read and hmm, that's all the citizens, who knit with socks warm clothes, who e sends products to charity. is it so important. this is, probably, our society has not been so close-knit for a long time. and, of course, we should be grateful to those who today risk their lives to defend the independence of the freedom of our country.

we will tell you what this day is remembered for in history right now. hello february 22 , 1632, the great italian scientist galileo galilei presented his patron, the duke of tuscany ferdinand the second medici, with the work of his whole life, a dialogue from two main systems of the world, which he wrote for 30 years , galileo developed the heliocentric theory of copernicus in the form of a dialogue of three fictional characters. he expounded the teachings of copernicus prostok-7 shoulder supporter of the optolemaic system of the earth as the center of the universe and warmed, who occupied a neutral position. this cunning galileo hoped to deceive the catholic church, which considered heliocentrism a heresy, but pope urban the eighth was furious with

the book. the author was banned, arrested and tried by the court of the inquisition. he had to publicly renounce your views. after which, according to legend, he spoke. you are a phrase, but still it spins, there is no proof of this, but scientists did not change their eyes until the end of their lives on february 22, 1714, in st. petersburg, by decree of peter i, one of the oldest botanical gardens in russia was founded. alien plans were given a place on the crow island, which became the apothecary territory grew plantings. herbs expanded, they bought from there, and soon the garden was renamed into the imperial botanical garden under soviet rule handed it over to the academy of sciences during the siege in the garden without heating, almost the entire tropical collection died, some were collected in a small greenhouse, which was heated with a stove today on the day the blockade was lifted

, plants that survived the war are decorated with st. george ribbons. and the botanical garden is named after peter the great, its area is almost 23 hectares of an extensive collection. they tell about the history and evolution of the flora of russia and other countries on february 22, 1878 , the fourth symphony was first performed pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky is one of the pinnacles of his work in the history of russian music. this is the first real symphony. it is recognized as a psychological drama. tchaikovsky wrote it in the face of a deep mental crisis. the main theme of suffering and experiencing a person under the blows of fate. he wrote the baroness on the clothes of von meck, this is fate. this is the fatal force that prevents the impulse to happiness from reaching the goal in the first part of the symphony and dominates the doom of subsequent authors, there is still consolation in the memories of folk fun and the simple joys of life. moscow audience in

at the beginning, she did not appreciate the fourth symphony, but in st. petersburg in paris, she aroused christie's delight. since then, it has been considered one of the masterpieces of classical music. on february 22, 1968, the first soviet polar station appeared in west antarctica on king george island, or the waterlon station was named bellingshausen in honor of the outstanding navigator and discoverer of antarctica. atlas of this continent, geologists, glaciologists, ornithologists, biologists and other scientists worked at the station with the collapse of the ussr in the early nineties, funding decreased, the station was transferred to a seasonal mode of operation, and in general could be closed,

but our country remains the leading scientific power that studies ice pensions. on february 22, 1994, the united states charged aldridge ames with spying for the ussr, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and worked with the cia back in the early sixties and rose to the position of chief of the soviet department of foreign counterintelligence. they fell in love with him 85, perhaps he agreed because of the money, but our intelligence diplomats indicate that ames did not agree with the aggressive policy of washington he himself , after his arrest, stated that he went into cooperation with the soviets by virtue of his convictions for 9 years . he handed over tens of thousands of secret documents to moscow, including information about secret operations. cia technology. their preparation, his data made it possible to expose many traitors, working for the americans, cooperation with

deems is considered one of the most successful operations of the soviet and russian intelligence, and he himself is the most famous mole in noah history , this was such a day in history.