Putin Addresses Rally amid Projected Landslide Win: ’We Need a Leap Forward’
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Speaking at his campaign headquarters, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed preliminary elections results, in which he leads with a huge margin, and disclosed views on key issues and his plans for the future.
Talking before his campaign team at campaign headquarters in Gostiny Dvor, Putin explained that he views all his voters as his team and estimated the voting result as "decent."
Putin underscored the importance of various Russian political forces to be motivated by common national interests, not some group or clan interests.
He further announced that all changes in Russian government will happen after the inauguration ceremony.
Putin then made clear that he plans no constitutional reforms for the foreseeable future.
Relatively, he said he plans to meet all presidential candidates and talk to them in person.
Talking about Ukraine, Putin underscored that everything will be done so that citizens of Ukraine could feel in Russia at home; he also called the situation with Russian voting in Ukraine an outrage, but said Russia will not retaliate.
Russia is interested in positive development of international relations with countries on all continents, Putin told the audience.
He underscored that Russia is ready to overcome all difficulties in relations with Europe.
According to him, China is Russia's strategic partner, and Russia values this partnership and plans to expand on it.
Regarding the Skripal's case, Putin made clear that Russia is ready to cooperate in the investigation, but the other side must be interested, too.
Speaking about allegations of Russia's involvement in the poisoning, Putin called these allegations "nonsense," adding that no one in Russia would have allowed that before 2018 World Cup.
Putin then acknowledged that Russia faces "huge challenges," and that those challenges must be overcome.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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