Gazprom, PMCs and Pension Reform: What else was Putin asked about?
At a continuing press conference with Vladimir Putin, a journalist from St. Petersburg raised a question about Gazprom, as well as the children of board members who hold high positions and have rampant lifestyles.
Vladimir Putin promised to find out who, where and why from "Gazprom" flies, and also leads a "smart" life. He explained that Gazprom sponsors foreign football clubs because it works in these countries. Putin promised to deal with the gasification of some districts of the Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg.
With questions about the PMCs Wagner was made by the correspondent of Novaya Gazeta, who declared the restaurateur Yevgeny Prigogine "Putin's personal chef." Responding to this question, Putin noted that all his chefs are employees of the FSO — military men.
Commenting on the issue of the Vagner PMC, Putin noted that if Russian citizens work abroad and do not violate the laws there, then what questions might come to them from the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office?
Putin added that the killing of journalists is always a tragedy. He urged the journalist "New" not only to remember their colleagues who died in the Central African Republic, but also not to forget about the colleagues who were shot in the Donbas.
A journalist from Vladivostok asked Putin to abolish the pension reform. Responding to this appeal, the president said he was confident in the correctness of the decision to raise the retirement age in Russia, although he knew in advance about the criticism. He noted that he would never allow raising the retirement age if it were not inevitable. The trends today are, Putin said, that the number of workers is becoming less and less, and the number of non-working is increasing.
Vladimir Putin promised to find out who, where and why from "Gazprom" flies, and also leads a "smart" life. He explained that Gazprom sponsors foreign football clubs because it works in these countries. Putin promised to deal with the gasification of some districts of the Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg.
With questions about the PMCs Wagner was made by the correspondent of Novaya Gazeta, who declared the restaurateur Yevgeny Prigogine "Putin's personal chef." Responding to this question, Putin noted that all his chefs are employees of the FSO — military men.
All my cooks are FSO employees. They are in different ranks. I have no other chefs. It is necessary that this should be clear, understandable, and that we should not return to it.
Commenting on the issue of the Vagner PMC, Putin noted that if Russian citizens work abroad and do not violate the laws there, then what questions might come to them from the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office?
If they do not violate Russian law, they have the right to push their interests anywhere in the world.
Putin added that the killing of journalists is always a tragedy. He urged the journalist "New" not only to remember their colleagues who died in the Central African Republic, but also not to forget about the colleagues who were shot in the Donbas.
A journalist from Vladivostok asked Putin to abolish the pension reform. Responding to this appeal, the president said he was confident in the correctness of the decision to raise the retirement age in Russia, although he knew in advance about the criticism. He noted that he would never allow raising the retirement age if it were not inevitable. The trends today are, Putin said, that the number of workers is becoming less and less, and the number of non-working is increasing.
I was well aware that there would be criticism both on the right and on the left. ... I repeat once again - if I were not convinced that it is inevitable, I would never allow
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