Putin's Address To The Federal Assembly Has Been Canceled For The Third Time Since The Start Of The War
4- 25.10.2026, 14:21
Peskov provided "explanations."
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to deliver an address to the Federal Assembly in 2026, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti. He did not specify the reasons for this decision. In a comment to TASS, Peskov clarified that Putin will address the Federal Assembly when he “deems it appropriate.” However, Article 84 of the Constitution mandates that the president address the Federal Assembly annually to report on the state of the nation and the main directions of domestic and foreign policy.
Putin had already canceled the address in 2025. He also did not address the Federal Assembly immediately after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, explaining that events were unfolding very rapidly and it was “a bit difficult” for him to define specific plans for the near future. The most recent State of the Union address was delivered in February 2024. It was the 29th in Russia’s modern history and the 19th for Putin as president. He spoke about the confrontation with the West, the war in Ukraine, and the buildup of military forces. Among other things, Putin declared the readiness of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces and the delivery of the first production batches of “Sarmat” heavy ballistic missiles to the troops, although it later turned out that this was not true.
In August, the Kremlin announced that it was considering the possibility of canceling the president’s annual address to the Federal Assembly. Putin’s representative in the State Duma Harry Minch stated that, amid the war with Ukraine, the long-term planning typically included in the head of state’s address had become less relevant, and many decisions had to be made on a case-by-case basis. “Addressing the chambers is not an end in itself. This is not the time, and these are not the priorities,” Minh said, adding that, for starters, the constitutional requirement to deliver the address annually could be removed.
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