China news agency, Moscow, June 30 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Russian President Vladimir Putin connected with the Russian people through live television on the 30 th to answer various questions of public concern. According to RIA Novosti, the live connection lasted for 3 hours and 42 minutes, and Putin answered 68 questions.

　　According to the Kremlin Information Bureau, Putin received more than 2.2 million questions on this connection, including COVID-19 vaccination, people’s livelihood, economy and international affairs.

　　During the connection, Putin first talked about vaccination in COVID-19. He said that at present, more than 23 million Russians have been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine. I don’t support compulsory vaccination in COVID-19, but some places can implement compulsory vaccination for certain categories of citizens, especially high-risk groups, on the advice of medical experts.

　　Putin said that there are four kinds of COVID-19 vaccines in Russia, all of which are effective and safe. I inoculated myself with "satellite — V "vaccine, my daughter was also vaccinated with this vaccine, and the antibody was very high after vaccination. He stressed that there are many people who are opposed to vaccination. "We should not listen to rumors, but listen to experts’ opinions." Only vaccination can prevent the spread of COVID-19 epidemic.

　　When talking about people’s livelihood, Putin said that rising food prices are a global trend. At the beginning of last year, the price of Russian sugar rose by 41%, followed by sunflower oil. In order to curb food prices, the government has done a lot of work, including subsidizing raw material prices for production enterprises and raising export tariffs. The government is taking measures against prices.

　　Putin mentioned that 60% schools in Russia need maintenance and 10% schools need funds. The government has planned funds for these goals. In addition, Russia will allocate 500 billion rubles for the development of infrastructure in various places.

　　Putin said that Russia’s inflation was about 4% before, and now it has reached 5.9%. "Our goal is to curb inflation. I hope to push inflation to 4% ","It is very difficult to do this year, and the inflation level may reach 5% ".

　　Putin also talked about international issues in the connection. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a British destroyer sailed into Russian territorial waters before, and the Russian ship was forced to fire a warning to drive it away. In this regard, Putin said that this incident is a provocative act with the participation of the United States. Because before the British destroyer sailed into Russian territorial waters, an American military reconnaissance plane took off from a military airport in Greece. Putin stressed that even if the Russian side sank the destroyer, the world would not be on the brink of World War III, because the western countries knew that they could not be winners.

　　Putin mentioned that he hoped that American experts could tell the political circles that the era of absolute hegemony in the United States was over. When everyone in America understands that the world is not unipolar, many things will change. He stressed that no matter what sanctions are imposed on Russia, Russia is developing, its national defense capability has reached a very high level, and some indicators have surpassed the United States.

　　Putin said that he hopes that the United States can realize that the world is changing. In this changing world, countries will reconsider their own priorities and interests. In the end, the world will be better and Russia-US relations will be normalized.

　　In addition, Putin also talked about the Ukrainian issue. He said that Ukrainian President Zelensky had put Ukraine "under external control". "Ukraine’s decision was not made by Kiev, but by Washington. Some decisions were made in Berlin and Paris. " Even so, I am still ready to meet with Zelensky, but I need to be clear about the content of my conversation with Zelensky.

　　The program "Direct Connection with Putin" was founded during Putin’s first presidential term. Because of its wide audience and high ratings, the Russian media called this program "Putin understands public opinion and is close to the people". (End)