Putin Marks Russia Day With Message of National Strength and Resilience
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June 12, 2025 Hour: 9:04 am
‘We are responding to difficult challenges, defending truth and justice, and upholding our traditional values,’ he said.
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin congratulated his fellow citizens on Russia Day, a national holiday established after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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“It is important that today, as we celebrate this holiday, we are also responding to difficult challenges, defending truth and justice, and upholding our traditional values,” Putin said during a ceremony at the Kremlin.
Putin, who made no mention of the war in Ukraine, emphasized that Russia is also looking to the future and is “step by step reaching new heights” in the technological, industrial, and scientific fields.
He also noted that Russia Day symbolizes “more than a thousand years of Russian statehood, its history and culture.” Strictly speaking, however, the Russian state was not formed until the end of the 15th century, when the Russians freed themselves from Mongol rule.
As is tradition, the Kremlin leader presented state awards to prominent figures in Russian culture and science.
“You, Putin, inherited the country in a difficult time. You literally rescued it from the abyss and set it on a path of development. Now, once again, enemies are gathering like a pack, waiting for easy prey. I believe that, just as neither Napoleon nor Hitler succeeded, today’s NATO jackals will also fail,” said nuclear physicist Yuri Dikov upon receiving his award.
“Russian nuclear scientists… we can assure you that we will not let you down, and that whole pack will break its teeth against our nuclear shield,” he added.
Alexander Prokhanov, nationalist editor of the newspaper Zavtra, said much work remains to fulfill the dream of a “just, prosperous and divine” state.
“Fighters are working in the trenches of Donbas; workers are operating in three shifts in the weapons factories, where they produce the best tanks and planes in the world,” he said.
Leaders from several countries, including Iran, congratulated Russia on its national day. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also issued a message related to the June 12 celebrations.
“On behalf of the American people, I want to congratulate the Russian people on Russia Day. The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future,” Rubio said.
“We also take this opportunity to reaffirm the United States’ desire for constructive engagement with the Russian Federation to bring about a durable peace between Russia and Ukraine. It is our hope that peace will foster more mutually beneficial relations between our countries,” he added.
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Source: EFE