The situation in Afghanistan raises many concerns, and in the issue of recognizing the new authorities of the country, it is necessary to "proceed from reality." This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a big press conference.
“We must proceed from the realities. All ethnic groups were represented in the country's leadership. And only this, in my opinion, can create some conditions that give rise to hope for stabilization in Afghanistan, ”the President said.
The Russian leader stressed that now, first of all, it is necessary to provide assistance to the Afghan people. In his opinion, this should be done by those countries that have caused "such a huge damage to the Afghan economy."
Russia, for its part, will do everything possible to help the Afghans, and on the issue of recognition "works in a consolidated manner" with all members of the international community, Putin concluded.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that NATO is avoiding the issue of responsibility for a twenty-year presence in Afghanistan. At the same time, according to him, the alliance offers the republic's neighbors to solve the problems that have arisen there.
On December 23, Vladimir Putin held a big press conference, at which he answered the main questions of journalists. In total, 507 representatives of Russian and foreign media, including media-foreign agents, were accredited for the press conference. The event lasted 3 hours 55 minutes. During this time, the head of state managed to answer 55 questions.
hosted an online broadcast of the press conference.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been talking to journalists in the format of a Big Press Conference since 2001. The first such briefing was the shortest - 1 hour 35 minutes. The longest press conference was in 2008 - it lasted 4 hours and 40 minutes.
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