The first question is what is the economic situation of Russia. Putin said, "Everything is relative." "We need to look at this issue at the macroeconomic level."
Putin said that GDP in 16 dropped by 3.8%, but it will drop to around 1% next year. On the other hand, the inflation rate is at the lowest level in history, only 5.5%. So on the whole, the Russian economy is in a "positive development trend".
In addition, Putin said that the reduction of Russian capital outflow is gratifying, and the figure in 20 16 years is160-17 billion US dollars. He believes that maintaining government reserves and central bank foreign exchange reserves is a good "airbag" for the economy of the Russian Federation.
Agricultural growth rate
Putin then answered questions about agriculture. Putin said that in agriculture, Russia is also developing in a positive direction. In 20 16 years, Russia's agricultural growth rate will not be lower than 4%, and its grain output will exceed1.1.90 billion tons. However, he added that the Russian government will not subsidize this industry forever.
Development of science and technology
Putin does not agree that Russia's economic problem lies in its inability to adapt to the rapid development of science and technology. He said, J, the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation will be supported by the state for 216 billion rubles in 20 17 years. The export of IT technology will reach $7 billion.
Putin emphasized that many industries are very competitive, and Russia is in a leading position in nuclear technology, space rockets and military technology.
Russia's anti-corruption problem
Moscow Echo Radio asked Putin about anti-corruption. He asked, will those sensational major cases become a show and a "position dispute"? Did the President follow up the investigation into the murder of the opposition Boris Nemtsov?
Putin said that all sensational cases are being carefully followed. Regarding the case of Ulyukayev, former Minister of Economic Development, it is inappropriate and harmful to draw a guilty conclusion before the investigation is completed. But judging from the evidence collected so far, it is enough to "fire him."
The Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated.
Putin also mentioned Russian Ambassador to Turkey Karlov. He said that Russia will find out the person in charge of the incident. He said that the assassination of the ambassador was a deliberate injury to Russian-Turkish relations.
However, Russian-Turkish relations will continue, and recently the two countries have found a place where they can compromise (cooperate). Putin said that Turkey has a decisive influence on the situation in Aleppo. Russia is carrying out the "biggest humanitarian action" in Aleppo.
Will the Russian presidential election be held in advance?
A reporter from the Wall Street Journal asked whether the presidential election would be held in advance.
Putin asked first, which country are you asking? He then replied that it is "possible, but not realistic" for the Russian president to hold an election in advance.
Military competition
When talking about national defense, Putin said that he would mainly save money from the national defense field. However, this does not mean that Putin will give up military competition.
He said that he was surprised by Trump's statement to strengthen nuclear power. This statement is not new. Putin said: "To be honest, I am a little surprised by the behavior of Obama administration officials. They suddenly began to show that they were the strongest. Indeed, the United States has more missiles, submarines and aircraft carriers, which we do not deny. What we want to say is that Russia is stronger than any country that may provoke Russia. "
He said that he used the word "provocation" because, due to historical and geographical factors, Russia constantly optimized its armed forces. "
Putin pointed out that the launch of the "Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty" by the United States created preconditions for a new arms race, and Russia only responded to this. "We will not violate anything, and we have always abided by our obligations to the nuclear warheads we own." Putin said that in terms of nuclear forces, Russia will strictly abide by all international agreements, including the new Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.
Putin said earlier that the current strength of the Russian army exceeds that of any potential aggressor country, but in order to maintain this position, it is necessary to continue to modernize the army, navy and military training system. The State Council spokesman John Kirby, when asked by reporters to comment on Putin's remarks, said that he believed that the current US military was the most defensive, intelligent and powerful in human history.
Putin said that Russia has made progress in improving the nuclear trinity, including in the field of anti-missile defense. He said, "Maybe the United States is also improving its nuclear arsenal."
Russian-Ukrainian relations
When talking about the relationship between Ukraine and Russia, Putin said that the two countries will step into the trend of normalization of relations sooner or later.
American electoral view
When asked about his views on the US election, Putin said that the current US government and the Democratic Party tried to blame all failures on external factors.
He criticized the Democratic Party for saying that "if you lose, you must have dignity". As for the Obama administration, Putin said that Roosevelt integrated the United States and the Obama administration tore the country apart. "This is a disgrace to the Democratic Party."
He also said that former US President Ronald Reagan would not jump out of the "grave" because Trump was elected, but would be happy. In fact, many people are very happy with the result of this American election, because the newly elected US President Trump felt the social sentiment and insisted on carrying out the election offensive to the end. He said that although few people except Russia believe that Trump will win.
Putin said that both the United States and Republicans have a good impression on the Russian president. He doesn't think this is because of his personal charm, but because he and his party voters have the same idea on how to build society. "They are consistent with our traditional values and the structure of world relations, which is the basis for establishing good relations between Russia and the United States." .
He also said that Trump felt the new world political situation. He hopes to establish good business relations and constructive relations with the new president and government of the United States.
The electoral system in the United States is "outdated"
RT reporter asked: Americans love to discuss democracy, but now people think that this American election can't reflect democracy at all. What does Putin think?
Putin said that the American electoral system is "outdated" and "unfair", but in the final analysis, this is a matter for the American people. Putin said that the United States is "a great country."
About the United States accusing Russia of interfering in the general election
Earlier, western media criticized Russia for interfering in the US election. Putin denied the accusation. He said he would not talk about his private chat with Obama. But he said it was just losers making excuses for themselves. "Losers always try to blame others. They always forget the most important things."
But as Trump said, no one knows which hackers attacked the United States.
No matter who exposed these emails, it is very important, Putin said, that is, the US Democratic Party manipulated the US election to win Hillary.
Russian athletes are involved in doping problems
For the doping problem exposed before. Putin acknowledged that there was a doping problem in Russia, but he also stressed that Russia did not and never supported doping programs.
"Like other countries, we also have doping problems. We should work closely with the Olympic Committee and the anti-doping agency. The investigation committee of the Russian Federation is investigating all issues related to doping. There is no doubt that the investigation will go to the end. "
Putin pointed out that the World Anti-Doping Organization has always maintained a mysterious posture and is not transparent enough. "Sports should unite people, not separate them."
environmental pollution
In terms of environmental pollution, Putin said that ecological issues will remain one of Russia's important tasks. He denied that western countries paid less attention to the environment, and France made great contributions to energy conservation and emission reduction. He said that Russia will abide by the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Syria issue
Regarding the victory of the Syrian government forces, Putin said, "But it can't be done without Russia's participation."
Putin said that evacuating people from Aleppo, Syria is the largest humanitarian action in the world. "This refers to the evacuation of more than 654.38 million people from Aleppo ... I want to emphasize that this is by far the largest humanitarian operation in the world."
Regarding the next plan to mediate the Syrian crisis, Putin said that he would focus on achieving a national ceasefire.
Iraq issue
Putin stressed that Kurdish armed forces are fighting terrorism quite effectively and bravely. But he also said that Kurds should act within the framework of international law. When talking about sovereignty and independence, Putin said that Russia will not interfere in Iraq affairs.
Shoot down the Russian-Soviet -24 fighter
Putin said that he no longer believed that shooting down the Russian-Soviet -24 fighter plane in Syria was an order from the top leadership of Turkey.
Energy engineering
Putin pointed out that Russia is introducing new technologies in the energy field, but this improvement work is quite expensive. He pointed out that coal is still the most important component in the world energy field.
Oil problem
Putin said that according to the agreement with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the steady reduction of oil production will not affect the Russian economy.
Russia-EU relations
Putin pointed out that Russia needs strong partners. He said that if Russia and the EU cannot reach a general understanding, then we will develop relations with some EU countries.
He said that Russia's integration process in the Eurasian Economic Union space is beneficial to all alliance countries. Generally speaking, the market sales of EU countries are increasing.
He stressed that Russia is not the initiator of the deterioration of relations, and Moscow has not introduced any sanctions, but only responded to sanctions against the Russian economy.
Putin said that if the EU lifted the sanctions, Russia was willing to cancel the countermeasures.
Crimea issue
Putin said that after the completion of the Kerch Bridge in Crimea, the flow of tourists to the peninsula will increase. As for the construction of the bridge, Putin suggested naming it by referendum.
Regarding the development of Crimea, he said that he expects the region to develop high-tech fields.
In 2-3 days, Russia will announce the start of supplying Russian natural gas to Crimea.
"Yamal liquefied gas" project
Putin said that the "Yamal Liquefied Gas" project is one of the largest investment projects in the world, saying that it has been successfully implemented.
patriotism
Putin said that the country will support patriotism and we have no other factors that can unite us.
terrorism
Western countries sanctioned Russia and gave up cooperation on their own. In this case, it is difficult to talk about effectively fighting terrorism. The president expressed regret that there was no strike in Europe.
Russian general election
Regarding the issue of Russia's next general election that everyone was concerned about before the meeting, Putin announced that he would review the situation at home and abroad and make a decision to participate in the next round of presidential election according to the situation.
Russian-Chinese relations
CCTV reporters asked Putin about the Sino-Russian strategic partnership. Putin replied that Russia cherishes its relations with China.
He said that Sino-Russian relations are at a high level of development. China and Russia are strategic cooperative relations and strategic partners, not only at the political level, but also at the economic level.
China is Russia's largest economic partner. Although the bilateral trade volume has declined in recent years, it is caused by objective factors such as oil prices. In addition, Sino-Russian trade is developing in a more diversified direction, especially in high-tech products.
Putin said that the two countries still hope to jointly implement a series of large-scale projects, including aerospace, energy and nuclear energy. He also hoped that the two countries could jointly implement large-scale infrastructure projects.
Putin said that China and Russia are further expanding the scale of local currency settlement in trade relations. He also congratulated the RMB on becoming a member of the SDR currency basket.
When talking about cooperation on the international stage, Putin said that China and Russia share the same position on a series of international issues, and cooperation between China and Russia is an important factor in maintaining border stability. Russia cherishes the relations between the two countries and will further promote their development.
Alcoholism incident
Previously, the Russian people were poisoned to death by using "hawthorn dew" instead of alcohol. Putin expressed his condolences to the dead in the incident and called the poisoning a terrible tragedy.
About love
On the question of love, Putin joked that "if we sit for a long time, then love will soon turn into hatred."
Normalization of Russia-US relations
Putin said that before the US President-elect Trump told him that the relationship between the two countries has bottomed out and will not be worse. Putin agrees with this. He said that the normalization of Russia-US relations will be discussed in his first meeting with Trump.
"Russian oil and gas" group
Putin stressed that there is nothing absolutely opaque about the "Russian oil and gas" group. According to him, the company's reserve funds will be used for large-scale aviation-related research and projects. Among them, the production of large thrust aero engines.
The group will also fund the Sino-Russian heavy-duty long-range aircraft project.
Putin concluded the press conference and wished everyone a happy New Year!