Vladimir Putin’s speech at SPIEF: summed up the main points

Vladimir Putin, 25. St. He spoke at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Important quotes from the president were collected.

“The pessimistic predictions about the Russian economy that sounded at the beginning of the spring did not come true, the dollar capped at 200 and other Western forecasts are part of the information struggle. We must very honestly assess the situation in the economy and believe in ourselves, we can overcome any difficulty, solve any problem”;

“I think it is possible to reduce the preferential mortgage rate to 7 percent once again”;

“The current level of inflation in the Russian Federation is still high (16.7 percent), the authorities will take measures to reduce it. In some European countries, inflation reached 20 percent”;

“The decision to launch a special military operation was difficult, but necessary. The West led, and continues to do, an active military development of Ukraine. No one cared about the welfare of the people living there. All the tasks of the special operations will definitely be solved”;

“One of the main principles of our future development is the foundation of entrepreneurial freedom. We will continue to reduce the burden on the business”;

“The house is safer. Those who do not believe it have lost hundreds of millions of dollars. Our country has great potential, invest in it. True lasting success, dignity and self-respect comes only when you connect your own future and the future of your children with your homeland”;

“It is a mistake to believe that everything will be as before. it is not possible”;

“Import substitution is not a panacea, we must not copy, we must stay one step ahead. We need to build all spheres of life at a qualitatively new technological level”;

“Baikal should become a symbol of domestic tourism”;

“The future of Russia is a family with two, three and more children.”