Putin meets party leaders Priorities and nominations

Sep 28

Anatoly Lazarev gives the fuller account of Putin’s parliamentary-party meeting, explicitly held September 28. Putin asserts electoral legitimacy, alleges failed foreign interference and calls for joint work. Medvedev reports 665 veterans elected on United Russia tickets across levels, fifty in its Duma faction and eighty-five planned bills. Zyuganov requests grain support; Putin endorses reserve purchases and says he already instructed the government. Slutsky proposes a utilities agency; Putin calls for justified and affordable tariffs without approving that body. The package gives New People’s priorities and recalls Honest Roads, conveys A Just Russia’s support for soldiers and families and says Mironov was elected faction leader that day. Medvedev recalls the party’s Volodin nomination; all parliamentary parties and Putin support him. Volodin calls for equipping the armed forces. Counts and positions remain this source’s account; nominations and the next day’s planned sitting are not completed Duma appointments.

At the September 28 party-leader meeting, Zyuganov says a harvest near 160 million tonnes is difficult to sell and urges urgent help for farmers. Putin endorses support including government reserve purchases, says he already instructed the government and plans discussion with the responsible deputy prime minister. The endorsement is dated; the earlier instruction, actual purchases and resolution are not established by this account. The complete original request adds Zyuganov's argument for fair prices, urgent winter sowing and preventing a knock-on loss of machinery orders to fifteen thousand suppliers. He warns that sowing after October 20 would fail; Putin agrees on urgency without reporting completed procurement.