Putin delivers state-of-the-nation address December 3rd, 2015 – English audio

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Streamed live on Dec 3, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly of Russia in Moscow on December 3rd, 2015.

The Address is an annual event and is traditionally delivered at the Kremlin’s St George Hall where the president gives his speech to members of both houses of parliament, filling them in on his own views with regards to guidelines for the development of the nation.

The invited audience usually includes members of the Federation Council, State Duma deputies, members of the Government, the heads of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, regional governors, heads of regional legislative assemblies, heads of Russia’s traditional religious faiths, and public figures, including heads of regional public chambers and the heads of the country’s biggest media outlets.