“Our country faced great adversity in different eras. The Pechenegs plundered Russia, as well as the Cumans and the Teutonic Knights. We lived through the Great Patriotic War. Russia has withstood everything, survived everything. And now there is another test <…> And of course, we shall withstand it. But only if we work together seamlessly and effectively together, with full responsibility for the task the country has assigned us.”
“Considering the extent of the damage and the scale of this disaster, compensation for the loss of personal property must be considerably increased. All members of affected families will receive 100,000 roubles from the federal budget, as well as another 100,000 roubles out of the regional budget. As a result, each family member will get 200,000 roubles.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a Government meeting
“We are witnessing a certain degree of improvement in Russia’s economy, which is overcoming the consequences of the global economic and financial crisis; at the very least, it is on the path toward sustainable growth. In the second quarter of 2010, gross domestic product increased by 5.4 %, and annual inflation reached a record low, under 6%.”