January 02, 2025

Silicon Bites #72 - Psycho was Bored - Was this on Anyone's 'Causes of Putin's War' Bingo Card?

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Edition No72 | 02-01-2025 - Vladimir Putin summed up the results of

the year and answered questions from journalists and the people of

Russia in a live broadcast. December 19, 2024

"We have already received over 2.2 million questions, including 1.2

million via telephone, about 43,000 via SMS messages, and over 140,000

via the website. We can see that the number of questions is increasing

in real time."

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Anna Suvorova: Before we start taking questions from our people and our

colleagues, journalists, I would like to ask the first general question.

In recent time, everyone has been feeling a disturbing sense that the

world is going crazy, or already has, because the potential for conflict

is off the charts in every part of the world, and the global economy is

struggling. How does Russia manage not only to stay afloat, but also to

continue growing in this situation?

Vladimir Putin: You know, when all is calm and life is measured and

stable, we get bored. This amounts to stagnation, so we crave action.

When action begins, time starts whistling by – or bullets do, for that

matter. Unfortunately, bullets are what is zipping past our heads these

days. We are scared, yes – but not as “all get out” kind of scared.

Our economics are the ultimate measure of things. As is traditional, I

will start with the economy. Although your question was a bit

provocative, I will turn to the economy anyway. The economy is number

one; it is the cornerstone. It has an impact on living standards,

general stability, and the country’s defence capability. The economy is

everything.

The economic situation in Russia is generally positive and stable. We

are growing in spite of everything, in spite of any external threats or

attempts at outside influence.

What this means is that our economy will have grown by eight percent

over the past two years. After all, the tenths and hundredths of a

percent make for a negligeable difference. This is what experts have

been telling me – we exchanged views this very morning. About eight

percent over the past two years, compared to a growth rate between five

and six percent for the United States, one percent for the Eurozone, and

zero for Germany, the EU’s leading economy. It seems that next year

that country will also have zero growth.

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NEWS SOURCES:

http://www.en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/75909

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