Putin's speech to the Federal Assembly canceled for the third time since the start of the war Russian ruler Putin does not plan to announce a message to the Federal Assembly in 2026, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. He did not give the reasons for this decision. Peskov clarified that Putin will speak when he "sees it appropriate". At the same time, the constitution imposes on the president the duty to address the federal assembly every year, to talk about the state of affairs in the country and the main directions of domestic and foreign policy. Putin has already canceled the announcement in 2025. He did not address the Federal Assembly immediately after the invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, explaining that events are developing very dynamically and it is "difficult" for him to determine specific plans for the near future. The last announcement was made in February 2024. He talked about the conflict with the West, the war in Ukraine and the construction of weapons. Among other things, Putin announced the readiness of the Russian strategic nuclear forces and the delivery of the first serial Sarmat heavy ballistic missiles to the troops, although this later turned out to be false. In August, the Kremlin said it was considering the possibility of abandoning the president's annual address to the Federal Assembly. Blanobosti on X / Instagram.

Putin's speech to the Federal Assembly canceled for the third time since the start of the war Russian ruler Putin does not plan to announce a message to the Federal Assembly in 2026, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. He did not give the reasons for this decision. Peskov clarified that Putin will speak when he "sees it appropriate". At the same time, the constitution imposes on the president the duty to address the federal assembly every year, to talk about the state of affairs in the country and the main directions of domestic and foreign policy. Putin has already canceled the announcement in 2025. He did not address the Federal Assembly immediately after the invasion of Ukraine, in 2022, explaining that events are developing very dynamically and it is "difficult" for him to determine specific plans for the near future. The last announcement was made in February 2024. He talked about the conflict with the West, the war in Ukraine and the construction of weapons. Among other things, Putin announced the readiness of the Russian strategic nuclear forces and the delivery of the first serial Sarmat heavy ballistic missiles to the troops, although this later turned out to be false. In August, the Kremlin said it was considering the possibility of abandoning the president's annual address to the Federal Assembly. Blanobosti on X / Instagram.