“The formation of powerful and effective armed forces is our absolute priority. This is an absolute priority for our state and our national task for many years ahead, at least a decade.”
“The formation of powerful and effective armed forces is our absolute priority. This is an absolute priority for our state and our national task for many years ahead, at least a decade.”
“Far from all the units in this country are like yours. In a way, this is a model unit, but others are gradually approaching this level of quality and combat training, living conditions and athletic training.”
The prime minister inspected the barracks and prototypes of new equipment which will soon be provided to the Russian Armed Forces.
The prime minister wanted to find out how the economy in the Altai Territory was faring, about the problems faced by the managers of its major enterprises, and how the laws put in place by the government and the State Duma were working.
The meeting was mostly devoted to social issues, in particular pay rises and the provision of housing to Interior Ministry employees.
“Not only the defence industry, but the entire Russian economy should be engaged in retrofitting the Army and Navy. Significant resources allocated to state defence programmes should promote qualitative economic growth in our country, stimulate demand for innovations and create tens of thousands of new and modern jobs.”
In particular, the prime minister said that almost 400 million roubles will be allocated to the Republic of Tuva as the region most badly damaged by last year’s earthquakes. Vladimir Putin also instructed the Emergencies Ministry and the Russian Academy of Sciences to submit proposals on the establishment of a Centre for the Forecast, Monitoring and Response to Emergencies on the Altai-Sayan Plateau.