Putin meets elected leaders Regional duties and support

Sep 30

Konstantin Panyushkin reports Putin's video meeting with ten elected regional leaders, eight chosen directly and two by regional parliaments. Putin calls for honoring voter trust, stronger statehood, regional development and care for military participants and families. The feature profiles Belgorod governor Alexander Shuvayev's military service and Time of Heroes training, reports election precautions and his nearly sixty-six-percent result, and airs his thanks for federal help. Putin promises support for border-region people, families and businesses and restoration of damaged infrastructure. Other winners are listed, Kadyrov pledges to fulfil tasks including in the war, and Putin praises Grozny's rebuilding. The report distinguishes the coming Dagestan parliamentary vote from leaders already elected. Biography, electoral figures and official assessments retain attribution; promises are not completed restoration.

On September 30, Putin tells Ramzan Kadyrov that much has been accomplished in Chechnya. Recalling Grozny's destruction and the first president's refusal to move the capital, he says Ramzan Kadyrov and his team transformed the city beyond what people had imagined and thanks their management team. This is Putin's reconstruction appraisal, not a new reconstruction project or a documented audit.