Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it was important for him to feel the mood of the population during his visit to the city of Mariupol, noting that this could be “the most important thing in general.”
In a conversation with journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin added: “I have long had the idea that this working visit should take place. Of course, it was important to talk to people.”
Putin said that he spontaneously met some residents of the city, who invited the head of state to visit the apartments they had just received instead of the destroyed houses.
Putin noted that the apartments in the Nevsky residential complex in Mariupol left a good impression on him, and stressed that they are no less good than some areas of the capital, Moscow.
The President of Russia noted that he was informed about the progress of work on the construction of a large medical clinic in the city and was pleased with what he saw.
The head of state admitted that he moved through the streets of Mariupol without a seat belt, just in case he could leave the car quickly.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of preserving monuments to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War in the new Russian regions.
“There is a large public park with an obelisk and a memorial to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. I consider it very important to preserve these common memories, which are very important for our people, including for the people of Donbass,” he said. said.
President Putin stressed that he traveled to Mariupol to see how the reconstruction and improvement of new regions of Russia is going.
Source: TASS
