The Kremlin published part of Vladimir Putin's conversation with chief editors of the media

The head of state spoke on a wide range of issues, part of the conversation was shown by the Russia 1 TV channel.

35 people - chief editors and heads of leading TV channels, electronic and print media, news agencies - took part in the long-term event, held in the format of a videoconference, Zvezda TV channel reports.

"These conversations are traditionally held so that the heads of the media, those who determine the editorial policy, could fully deal with some issues that seem unclear or incomplete to them", - said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Vladimir Putin.

In particular, this time speaking about the situation in Donbass, Vladimir Putin noted that Russia will not "abandon" this region: “I have in front of my eyes some people who have received injuries and injuries, especially children in Donbass. (I say "ours with you," because you are the fourth power), we have a huge responsibility for Russia as a whole on our shoulders, and before any decision, we must think about the consequences of any of our steps. Donbass we are not let's quit, no matter what".

Among the Russian achievements in recent years, the president named the creation of a vaccine against coronavirus, new types of weapons and the preservation of influence in the post-Soviet space, the Dozhd TV channel notes. Alexei Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, says that Vladimir Putin is "very pleased" with how he managed to resolve last year's Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The President also noted that he is proud of the Russian agrarians and their results, and speaking about the monopoly of Western IT companies, he noted that he "has no desire to artificially screw up and twist something. But when some hostile actions are already carried out, then I We will not curtail anything until we have our own. And we will not curtail when we have our own, if we do, it will only be based on specific situations. In my opinion, when our dear colleagues will see that there is an alternative, that they do not occupy a monopoly position in this market, they will behave differently, "the Interfax news agency quoted the head of state as saying. Among Russian IT companies, Vladimir Putin praised Yandex and Sberbank's projects.

Vladimir Putin also spoke about the recent protests in support of opposition politician Alexei Navalny: “People went to protests, including not for this person involved. Probably it is. And the person involved is being used right now. in people, there is irritation, discontent because of the conditions in which they live, the level of income".