Putin, in a meeting with Defense Minister Andrei Belausov, Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and top generals, said the military’s work was “developing according to plan”
The Russian president Vladimir Putin said today that Russian forces are improving their positions daily along the front in Ukraine in all directions and that the advance is progressing according to plan.
Russia has pushed back Ukrainian forces at key points along the front line in recent months, despite hundreds of billions of dollars in aid from the United States and its allies.
Putin, in a meeting in the Kremlin with Minister of Defense Andrei Belausovhis secretary Security Council Sergei Shoigu and top generals, said the army’s work is “developing according to the plan” approved by the General Staff.
“The more effectively you work on the front lines, the better chance we have of resolving this issue peacefully”Putin told the generals. “That’s what we’ve always aimed for and that’s what I’ve always talked about.”
Putin thanked Shoigu for his previous work as defense minister. Said that “many things were not clear before hostilities began” and that Shoigu will help him manage the military and security sectors of the state.
Speaking about Belausov, the newly appointed defense minister, who was wearing a suit, Putin said he appointed him because of an increase in defense and security spending, which he said would amount to 8.7 percent of gross domestic product or a little more. This is still below the 13% level during the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s.
“This is certainly not 13%, as was the case in the Soviet Union, but it is still a fixed amount, it is a large resource and we must use it very carefully and efficiently”Putin said.
“This relationship between the ‘cannon’ and the ‘butter’ should be organically integrated into the overall development strategy of the Russian state.”
Subsequently, Putin praised Belousov for his financial experience and for his work in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles and other unmanned vehicles.
The Russian leader stated that there will be no changes in the General Staff of the Army. Chief of the General Staff of the Army Valery Gerasimov participated in the meeting.
“I want it to be clear to everyone. This war effort unit is deployed, operating at pace, operating successfully, and no changes are expected here.” Putin said, referring to the General Staff.
Source :Skai
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