“According to our targets, the ratio of modern hardware in the Army, Navy, and Air Force will have grown to 30% by 2015 and to 70% by 2020. The government’s arms programme through 2020 should form the basis of this large-scale effort.”
At their meeting, Putin and Mikhalchuk discussed the challenges of welfare and upgrading the region’s healthcare infrastructure. The prime minister asked if the region had made any progress in housing construction and suggested that the governor make new proposals on corporate housing for young professionals.
“We need to create a mobile reserve. We have discussed this many times. <...> We need to make an inventory of all power grid facilities, the entire energy sector, and verify that all vitally important systems are operational.”
“The Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka, the Putorana Plateau in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and even the Leaning Tower of Nevyansk in the Urals – these and many other treasures of Russia should, by right, be destinations that inspire a tourist pilgrimage.”