President Vladimir Putin met with participants in the Ecosystem today. Reserved Zone” was held in the Kamchatka Territory. During the meeting, the Russian leader described the Russian Federation as a true “land of the rising sun”, since Kamchatka and Chukotka are located east of Japan.
“Geographically, I think we should still talk about Kamchatka. In general, our Japanese neighbors and Japan are called the land of the rising sun, but to the east of Japan, I think, only Kamchatka or Sakhalin, or even New Zealand to the east, and Chukotka to the east of New Zealand. And the strait has only 60 kilometers, and that’s it – then the American continent. In this sense, the Land of the Rising Sun is Russia,” he said.
“But the beginning of Russia, as I said before, is, of course, a person, no matter where he lives, no matter what region he lives in,” Putin added.
The president also admitted that from his first visit to Kamchatka he “falls in love with this region” because “it has a special atmosphere” and “everything is impressive here”.
“No garbage on the street”
Putin noted that although there are still many poachers and garbage dumpers, he is increasingly seeing examples of respect for nature. “I rarely see other examples when I still manage to be in nature. I see it when the fires are cleared and the cans are buried in the ground,” he said.
“This indicates an increase in the ecological culture level of the population of our country. Putin concluded: “I see people who behave this way more and more often, although I am not familiar with them, and I think of them with gratitude.
The politician said that since childhood he was used to not throwing garbage anywhere. “They didn’t throw garbage on the streets,” he said, adding that it’s with this habit that every person “must start.”
young naturalists
The President supported the idea of reviving the movement of young naturalists and regretted that it had once “faded”: “It was a very good, very good, kind and very professionally organized movement. Many very enthusiastic people worked there, lecturers of the relevant disciplines helped, and the former Within the framework of the pioneer organization, very good things have been done in this direction.”
The Russian leader promised to make efforts to bring to life the idea of reviving the movement. “Your proposal to revive this movement for children and young people is great. I will definitely work to ensure that this is not a temporary proposal, I will talk with my colleagues both in the regions and in the government of the Russian Federation. ”
waste management plan
According to Putin, waste disposal in Russia is moving faster, and the plan has already been exceeded twice. “Of course, given the size of our country, it seems that this is not enough. That’s not really enough, it just doesn’t seem like it. But the pace has been positive and we, everyone involved, have doubled down on the waste disposal plan.”
He added that the principle of “everything produced must be destroyed or paid for” has already been introduced for manufacturers in Russia, but that “it takes time” for this to be widely applied. The necessary legal framework in the country “will continue to be strengthened.”
Putin recalled that a state environmental operator has been created in the country, and in general this work will “definitely expand”.
“We should have helped”
After discussing environmental issues, the politician moved to the political agenda. He stressed that the “tragedy that occurred in Donbass” was the result of the “activities of the neo-Nazi regime” that “had forcibly seized power in 2014” and then “started hostilities”. “Twice conducted major military operations using heavy artillery, aviation, heavy equipment, etc. And that is still going on,” he said.
“Our job is to help these people, and Russia is doing it,” the president said.
Putin added that Moscow tried to establish contact with Kyiv and resolve the conflict peacefully, but to no avail. “Of course we had to help and we are helping people living in Donbass,” he said.
He added that he was impressed by the courage of the Donbass people, who now fight better than professional soldiers. “These are not professional soldiers, but two corps from the local population – they fight better than professional soldiers, they fight very bravely, bravely and effectively,” said the head of state.
Source: Gazeta
