Russian President Vladimir Putin will not deliver his annual address to the two chambers of Parliament in 2022, despite the fact that the Constitution obliges the President to deliver «annual messages» to a forum called the Federal Assembly.
The Kremlin’s chief spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has claimed that Putin’s schedule is «very busy,» so he will not deliver the speech until 2023, according to the Interfax news agency.
Peskov has denied that there have been consultations with the Constitutional Court, but downplayed the delay, saying it is not the first time.
The Kremlin had also confirmed that Putin would not hold the press conference that is usually called at the end of the year to respond to the media on current issues, in a year marked by the start in February of the military offensive on Ukraine.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
