For the third time since the start of the war, Putin does not plan to deliver his annual speech to the Federal Assembly Vladimir Putin's speech to the Federal Assembly is not planned until the end of 2026, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. In comments to TASS, Peskov said Putin would speak when he deemed it "appropriate." According to Article 84 of the Constitution, the President of Russia is obliged to address the Federal Assembly every year with a message about the situation in the country and the main directions of domestic and foreign policy. After the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Putin has already missed the announcement in 2022 and 2025. The last time he addressed the Federal Assembly was in February 2024. In December 2022, Putin explained the lack of a message by saying that the situation was "developing very dynamically", making it difficult to summarize and outline plans. Before the war, he missed the announcement in 2017.

For the third time since the start of the war, Putin does not plan to deliver his annual speech to the Federal Assembly Vladimir Putin's speech to the Federal Assembly is not planned until the end of 2026, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. In comments to TASS, Peskov said Putin would speak when he deemed it "appropriate." According to Article 84 of the Constitution, the President of Russia is obliged to address the Federal Assembly every year with a message about the situation in the country and the main directions of domestic and foreign policy. After the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Putin has already missed the announcement in 2022 and 2025. The last time he addressed the Federal Assembly was in February 2024. In December 2022, Putin explained the lack of a message by saying that the situation was "developing very dynamically", making it difficult to summarize and outline plans. Before the war, he missed the announcement in 2017.