Vladimir Putin called the Russian people and language the basis of the Russian state The Russian people and the Russian language are the Arabs for the preservation of all ethnic groups in the country, said Vladimir Putin in a speech on the occasion of National Unity Day at the plenary meeting of the Forum of the Peoples of Russia. The head of state emphasized that the cohesion of society serves as a supporting structure for the state's sovereignty and independence. "The Russian language and the Russian people were and remain the basis that creates a Russian state. With his unifying and creative mission, he guaranteed the preservation and development of all other peoples of the Russian Federation, preserving their freedom and identity in harmony with unity," the president noted. On the Day of National Unity, Putin also laid flowers at the monument to Minin and Pozharsky together with the heads of religious denominations and spoke with the children of the participants and volunteers.

Vladimir Putin called the Russian people and language the basis of the Russian state The Russian people and the Russian language are the Arabs for the preservation of all ethnic groups in the country, said Vladimir Putin in a speech on the occasion of National Unity Day at the plenary meeting of the Forum of the Peoples of Russia. The head of state emphasized that the cohesion of society serves as a supporting structure for the state's sovereignty and independence. "The Russian language and the Russian people were and remain the basis that creates a Russian state. With his unifying and creative mission, he guaranteed the preservation and development of all other peoples of the Russian Federation, preserving their freedom and identity in harmony with unity," the president noted. On the Day of National Unity, Putin also laid flowers at the monument to Minin and Pozharsky together with the heads of religious denominations and spoke with the children of the participants and volunteers.