VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
"We will also continue working to solve the housing problems of servicemen. Last year, over 22,000 flats were built or bought for them. The plan for this year is 45,000 flats."
"The equipment in the Armed Forces is becoming more and more sophisticated, we need trained specialists, and you cannot become a specialist in two or three months. That is why a large part of the Armed Forces will be manned by contractors, and they want decent salaries and permanent housing. These are costly things and there are many problems there. So, in terms of personnel training for your sphere and training of the workforce for the country as a whole, it is an important problem."
“The Government has drafted the state defence order. The funds should be transferred to manufacturing companies as soon as possible, while the Military-Industrial Commission should strictly monitor compliance with deadlines and quality of work.”
“In the past few years, we have significantly improved supplies to our armed forces, including components, fuels and lubricants, and other important combat materials and equipment. We have made major plans to equip the army with advanced weapons and hardware, and have set a goal of ordering bulk deliveries rather than unique samples. As a result, the troops have gained an opportunity to engage in fully-fledged combat training, become more mobile, and better prepared to repel potential threats. These gains should be preserved in the future.”
“In the last few years, defence companies often had to co-finance the state defence order either with export revenues or from sales of civilian produce. However, the world economic and financial crisis is fundamentally changing this situation. Today, the state defence order is a major source of funding for these companies, allowing them to maintain production at a proper level, keep manpower, and continue technical re-equipment.”
“I expect the reforms that have been planned and are being implemented in the armed forces will certainly influence our defence capability - for the better, by improving it. This is why we are doing it. As for the dismissals you mentioned, we are not planning mass layoffs. Moreover, only the officers who are slated for retirement - the first category - will be dismissed in 2009. The second category includes officers conscripted for two years after finishing military training at civilian higher schools, whose conscription period is ending.”
“Now to the housing problem. In 2010 all officers are to be provided with permanent housing, and all servicemen will receive service housing in 2012.”
