Russian President Vladimir Putin steps out to deliver the 2018 Federal Address. Photo: TASS

American media

The Washington PostPresident Vladimir Putin's speech began with a review of Russia's important progress, demonstrating its development capacity and stability in most areas of life; to sharp assessments of tensions between Eastern and Western Europe, and finally he did not forget to praise the superiority of Russia's top military arsenal including the most modern cruise missiles, or nuclear power plants.

Putin's presentation of the new weapons development plan was a strong response to the United States when it announced the launch of a new missile defense system to counter Russia's nuclear arsenal. The Russian president emphasized that his country had repeatedly persuaded the United States not to violate the Missile Defense Treaty and not to disrupt the balance, but to no avail. All of Russia's proposals were rejected. His remarks seemed to be a message to Washington that Russia was building new air defense systems to respond to the US deployment of forces. Russia is also developing a new type of missile that can reach anywhere in the world and is difficult to intercept...; at the same time, it raises questions about the future of the US-Russia arms control treaties.

“Most of the weapons systems Putin announced in his State of the Union address were already known to the Pentagon, but the Russian leader surprised many analysts by announcing that Russia would deploy a nuclear-powered cruise missile and an underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.”

The Wall Street Journal

The Washington Examinerwrote: “In his State of the Nation Address, which took place three weeks before the new presidential election, Vladimir Putin described at least four new modern weapons systems through vivid animated videos, in which he particularly impressed with the intercontinental ballistic missile system, which can hit anywhere in the world and is difficult to intercept.”

CNN Channel: "President Putin's state of the nation address is a signal to the US. Putin has clearly stated that Russia has begun developing new military technologies to respond to the US deployment of forces. It seems that Russia has everything in its hands, and it is not easy for the US to confront it."

President Vladimir Putin during his State of the Union address. Photo: Gazeta

Canadian Media

The National Postwrote: “This federal message was used by President Putin as a campaign platform in the upcoming Russian presidential election. The most special part of the message is the warning to Washington when Russia has repeatedly persuaded the US not to violate the Missile Defense Treaty, not to break the balance but all in vain. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that any use of nuclear weapons against Russia will have immediate consequences.”

The Globe and Mail: “The Russian President's pre-election message to all Russians and the world about a strong Russia that no force can attack. All the contents stated in the message show the ambition of the Russian leader for a country that develops strongly in all aspects from economy to society, security and defense.

For the West, Mr. Putin has emphasized Russia's tough stance in foreign policy. Russia may be sanctioned, but it has never been underestimated, and other countries have even begun to "listen" to Russia after Moscow created new weapons systems.

British media

BBC Television: "Standing in front of a giant screen, President Vladimir Putin calmly presented the latest models in Russia's strategic weapons development program. Putin was like a magician, pulling rabbits out of his hat, making the audience dizzy with cruise missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, unmanned submarines, or hypersonic aircraft.

Mr. Putin has succeeded in killing two birds with one stone. To the West, Putin wants to send a warning “don’t put pressure on us”. And to the Russian people, Putin wants to affirm his role and position in the cause of making Russia strong. No one else, he is the number 1 candidate for the new term of President.

"Putin, like a magician, pulls rabbits out of his hat, leaving viewers stunned with cruise missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, unmanned submarines, and hypersonic aircraft.".

BBC

SheetThe Independent: “There is no doubt that President Putin has been preparing this State of the Union Address for a long time, and in the current political climate, it seems to have become a personal message to Washington following the recent plans of the Donald Trump administration to develop new nuclear weapons, and a series of questions raised about the future of arms control agreements between Russia and the United States.

At the same time, this is also a request to the US - a superpower - to take serious and equal steps to treat and cooperate with Russia.

French media

Le Monde newspaper: “The Russian president has completed his annual State of the Nation Address with a stunning presentation of Russia’s might, dedicating half an hour to the Russian military’s new nuclear weapons, which surpass any defense system in the world. This message is clearly aimed at the United States. One of the six video stories on military strategy shown on a giant screen mentions ballistic missiles flying across the Atlantic, and reaching the United States.”

Le Figaro newspaper: “Vladimir Putin has set a long list of economic and social development goals. Accordingly, the Russian economy must achieve faster growth than the world. He also set a target of increasing the gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.5 times in the next 10 years. He especially emphasized the application of new technology to economic development, creating many new quality jobs.

President Putin believes that stability is only the foundation, not the guarantee of development. He also warned about the risk of the country falling behind. According to him, "technological lag means reducing the economic potential and security of the country, and is a threat to its independence and sovereignty." Therefore, the Russian President proposed strengthening the policy of educational equity, removing barriers in robotics and artificial intelligence technology.

Russian President Putin proposed developing a strong and powerful Russia. Photo: TASS

Japanese media

Yomiuri:“In his message, President Putin spent a lot of time proposing solutions to improve people's living standards; at the same time, clearly demonstrating his position and strength to respond to the US, as well as the goal of building a strong Russia.”

Nikkei newspaper: “It seems that Putin is applying the tactic of “psychological attack” by demonstrating his ability to build a state-of-the-art military arsenal, in order to force the US to review and renegotiate bilateral military weapons treaties. This is also the way Russia wants to improve relations with the US and the European Union in the most favorable conditions.”

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