December 31, 2017
23:55
Moscow
New Year Address to the Nation.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
Friends,
Friends,
We are on the threshold
of a New Year, year 2018. Although we celebrate this every year, we
are always happy to usher the year in as something new,
hoping that the wishes we make at the stroke of midnight do
come true.
New Year’s Eve is above all a family
celebration. We mark it just as we did when we were children, with
presents and pleasant surprises, as well as with a special
warmth and expectation for change.
Change will certainly come to our lives if
each of us takes care of our parents and values every minute we
spend with them, if we try to better understand our children
and their aspirations and dreams, and if we support those
nearest to us who need our help and our generosity.
The ability to help, to show concern
and understanding for others and to do good deeds fills our
lives with true human meaning. As we celebrate, be it with family
and friends, or out in the streets, we all share
the same festive mood, while modern technology allows us to share our
feelings with our nearest and dearest who may be hundreds or even
thousands of kilometres away.
As usual, my special words are extended
to those who are working at the moment, who are doing their
military or professional duty at hospitals or on board
aircraft or trains.
We are all together on this wonderful New
Year’s night. We are also together in our everyday life as well.
Unity, friendship and selfless love for Russia multiply
the strength we need for worthy deeds and high achievements.
I am sincerely grateful to all
of you for believing in yourself and in our country,
for your work and its results. I hope there will always be trust
and mutual understanding in your life.
Friends,
A New Year, year 2018 will begin in just
a few seconds. This is the time when we should say the most
important words to each other, forgive one another’s mistakes
and forget old grudges.
Embrace, say words of love, and show that
you really care. May the life of each family and individual
improve for the better, may you all be healthy, may children be born
that make us happy.
I wholeheartedly wish happiness and all
the very best to all of you, as well as peace
and prosperity to Great Russia, our one and only homeland.
Happy New Year!
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