Putin Delivers State-of-the-Nation Address

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual state-of-the-nation address today at the Kremlin's Marble Hall. During a 45-minute speech, Putin touched on investment climate as well as the state of democracy. "Democratic procedures should not develop at the expense of law and order, or stability which has been so hard to achieve, or the steady pursuit of the economic course we have taken," Putin said. "In this, I see the independent character of the democratic path we have chosen. Therefore, we will move forward taking into account our own internal circumstances but of course, based on the law and constitutional guarantees." According to a Murdok. Visit Murdok for the