Putin gave his annual speech to the duma and the Russian people yesterday. It was several hours.

Mike Jones of the UK runs a YouTube channel called iEarlGrey. He is married to a Russian woman and they live in the Saint-Petersburg. He put up a 28 minute video where he an his wife discuss what Putin said in the speech. It is mostly about increased benefits for the Russian people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHeP8JQFYh4

Putin lied and you hung onto every word

Only things I've heard about Putin's speech are what was presented in US media. It would not surprise me at all if it was quite a bit different that whatever limited parts of is get reported here.

You have to go to YouTube or better yet Rumble to get alternative reporting. YouTube censors but Rumble does not. The people whose channel I follow regarding Ukraine are Clayton and Natalie Morris (redacted), Jackson Hinkle (The Dive), Mike Jones (iEarlGrey) and I have just started following Colonel Douglas MacGregor). MacGregor is good for military assessments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdJHYY4p_N4

Russia is lucky to have Putin as their leader.

Not being a politician can be viewed in Putin's favour.

What other leader could do judo and ice-hockey, deep into his fifties ?