Hotline with the President of Russia.Part 11
December 19, 2002
Moscow, Khabarovsk, Chelyabinsk, village of Ovsyanka (Krasnoyarsk Territory), village of Tolbazy (Bashkiria), Vladikavkaz, Bor (Nizhnyi Novgorod Region), Dushanbe, Stavropol, Dubna, Kaliningrad
Прямая линия с Президентом России
19 декабря 2002 года
Москва, Хабаровск, Челябинск, д.Овсянка (Красноярский край), с.Толбазы (Башкирия), Владикавказ, Бор (Нижегородская область), Душанбе, Ставрополь, Дубна, Калининград
But that is only one problem that worries servicemen. The second problem is housing. The amount of money allocated for this purpose for retiring servicemen will be the same as in 2002.
For the first time, the 2003 budget will earmark money for building housing for servicemen. This used to be done in former times, but then all that was forgotten and no money has been allocated. So, I repeat, the 2003 budget earmarks money for these purposes for the first time in years. And of course we will further pursue the experiment of increasing the number of servicemen under contract. And we will gradually raise the salaries for all groups of servicemen.
QUESTION: Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief. In 1994, I was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for serving on the Tajik-Afghan border. Neither I nor my family have Russian citizenship. Could you help me? Warrant-officer Oleg Kozlov, 201st Division.
VLADIMIR PUTIN: Oleg, have you filed for citizenship?
O.KOZLOV: Several times.
VLADIMIR PUTIN: I am sorry to hear that you have still not been granted Russian citizenship. I think that is unacceptable. If a Hero of Russia wants to be a citizen of Russia and cannot obtain citizenship that is, of course, inadmissible. Under the Law on Citizenship, under the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the President has special powers in this sphere and I promise you that the issue will be resolved within the next week.
SERGEI BRILEV: But setting aside your broadest powers on these matters, the Law on Citizenship perhaps needs to be amended because we have received a similar request over the Internet. Ill read it: I was born in Dushanbe, and I fought in Chechnya. I suffered from shell shock and was wounded in August 1995. I hold the Medal for Valour, the Order of Courage and the Medal for Distinctive Service in Protecting Public Order. I currently live in St Petersburg and cannot acquire Russian citizenship. Please look into my case, writes Rodionov, a serviceman of the Interior Ministry. It looks as if it is not a unique case.
VLADIMIR PUTIN: Yes, the problem has to do with improvements in the Law on Citizenship that we discussed at the start of our meeting today.
I did not want to say it then, but in the context of the questions put by the military and in the context of your question I will express my own opinion. I think it would be appropriate to change the law to allow the people who want to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to obtain Russian citizenship under a fast track procedure after they complete their service or while they are still serving. That is what many countries do. I think Russia could follow that path.
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Kozlov family trialby Chastnoyemnenie31,045 views
Will mind control get any worse later on? Or not? No, it'll get worse.
Контроль мнения станет немного хуже позже? Или нет? Нет, это ухудшится.
matfey20 2 years ago
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jamesarongray 2 years ago
Путин великий человек!
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