Putin speaking at Russia’s ruling party congress
Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering his address before the participants of the second stage of the United Russia congress in Moscow. The gathering is aimed at approving the ruling party’s program for the parliamentary election on September 8-12.
The party’s leader, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be joining the delegates in the Russian capital.
Putin already delivered an address at the first stage of the congress in late June, during which its candidate list, topped by the likes of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has been finalized.
The president is not officially a member of the United Russia, but the party has actively supported him and his activities since its foundation in 2001.
The party currently holds 315 out of 145 seats in the Russian legislature, the State Duma.
22 August 2026
10:59 GMTThe upcoming parliamentary elections will confirm Russia’s stability and its capability to respond to any external threats, Putin announced.
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The delegates started changing “Russia! Russia! Russia!” as Vladimir Putin got on stage and wished everyone a happy National Flag Day.
“We are one people and we will fight together for our fatherland and its flag,” the president said.
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The People’s Program, which is to be approved during the congress, is “a plan of specific actions to ensure the confident and steady development of the country until 2031,” United Russia said on its website.
The document includes measures aimed at the modernization of education and healthcare infrastructure; support for agriculture and small businesses; the expansion of opportunities for young people; the preservation of cultural heritage, the development of sports and domestic tourism; as well as comprehensive social support for participants in the Ukraine conflict and their families, it said.
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Dmitry Medvedev, leader of United Russia, has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be taking part in the party’s congress.
All of Putin’s statements and proposals would be incorporated into the party’s People’s program before it is put to vote, he told journalists.
