| Part 15 Speaking during his annual televised Q&A session with the public,Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin The session lasted for about three hours. The Russian Prime Minister and the leader of the most popular Russian political party, United Russia, covered a variety of issues ranging from the global financial crisis to relations with Europe and the United States to purely domestic topics. В прямом эфире телеканалов «Россия» и «Вести», радиостанций «Маяк» и «Радио России» Владимир Путин Председатель Правительства и лидер партии «Единая Россия» ответил на вопросы, поступившие в общественные приемные Председателя партии, заданные по телефону, sms, а также через сайт программы.Трансляция идет из Гостиного двора в Москве. SVETLANA ROMANCHUK: Good afternoon, Mr Putin. My name is Svetlana Romanchuk, and I am from the city of Ivanovo. I am a doctor, a cardiologist. My question is about Federal Law 122. We have many problems with providing people who are entitled to social benefits with costly medicines. For example diabetics, cancer patients, those on kidney dialysis, who have had heart surgery in the first year after the operation. I would like to ask you, as the leader of the United Russia party, to instruct its members in the State Duma to revise that law. In our opinion, as it stands today, it calls for reworking. VLADIMIR PUTIN: It is true that providing people entitled to benefits with drugs is an acute problem. While I admit it, I would remind you that a massive ... |
