For the third time since the start of the war, Putin refused to deliver a message to the Federal Assembly Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to announce a message to the Federal Assembly in 2026, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. He did not give the reasons for this decision. In a comment to TAS, Peskov clarified that Putin will speak when he "sees it appropriate." At the same time, Article 84 of 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. It became the 29th in modern Russian history and the 19th for Putin as president. 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. More details.

For the third time since the start of the war, Putin refused to deliver a message to the Federal Assembly Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to announce a message to the Federal Assembly in 2026, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. He did not give the reasons for this decision. In a comment to TAS, Peskov clarified that Putin will speak when he "sees it appropriate." At the same time, Article 84 of 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. It became the 29th in modern Russian history and the 19th for Putin as president. 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. More details.