Putin’s Address: What does the Russian President's message say to the world?

Almost the whole of Putin’s address was devoted to domestic issues: the economy, the social sphere, education. The international agenda was pushed to the end, and in total not more than 10 minutes was paid to this topic. This means that after the collapse of the unipolar world, Russia can finally today concentrate on solving domestic problems, as no power could put outside pressure anymore on the country.

Despite the fact that most of the European countries have recently been holding onto an unreasonably aggressive policy towards Russia, Vladimir Putin invited them to cooperate within the framework of the Eurasian integration processes. The President demonstrated his desire to negotiate and find common ground, especially in a situation where the EU was weakened and was on the verge of total collapse.