The fourteenth message of President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly was unprecedentedly militant. After a long talk about the talks with the US on missile defense, the president showed how Russia responded to the failure of the talks: the creation of new weapons, ballistic missiles and multifunctional complexes.

Traditionally, the text of Putin's message is divided into several approximately equal parts: infrastructure, human capital, corruption, the international agenda. However, this time the proportions have shifted a lot.

The President reads the annual address, the obligation to disclose it is spelled out in the Constitution. However, in 2017, Putin missed this duty, and the presidential administration postponed the message on March 1. He read the text not in the Kremlin, as usual, but in the Manege, where not only deputies, senators and officials gathered, but also public figures, confidants and others. Officials and experts announced that this time he will tell his plan for the country's development for a new presidential term.

Slightly less than half the time Putin read out the message, he devoted the topic of confrontation with the United States and new weapons. The message he began to read at noon and finished at 2 pm Moscow time. Talk about the confrontation with the US and show weapons he started as early as 13:12.

The US unilaterally withdrew from the ABM Treaty. Along with the START treaty, this agreement guaranteed security in terms of the use of nuclear weapons, complained the president. "We have long persuaded the Americans not to destroy the ABM Treaty. It's all vain, "Putin lamented.. He said that despite all the talks and warnings of Russia, the US continued to strengthen the missile defense system and build up its nuclear capabilities.

"And what did we do besides protests and warnings? What did Russia answer to this challenge?" Asked the president. - And that's what! ".

After that, on the screens specially set to announce the message, Putin began to show in turn the latest developments of Russian weapons.

First, he told about the tests of a new missile complex with a heavy intercontinental rocket - "Sarmat". Video tests were accompanied by computer graphics demonstrating the flight route of the rocket.

On the infographics the rocket made a kind of route.

"No missile defense systems are now a hindrance to us," Putin continued to boast.

He also talked about successful tests of the newest type of weapons with an energy nuclear installation. According to the head of state, a defensive line of defense.

"Since the range is not limited, it can maneuver as much as necessary," Putin said..

Another presentation concerned the development of the newest power plant.

Russia also has supersonic weapons. Possession of this type of weapons is very important, it is "ideally" and practically invulnerable, all Western countries want it. "Russia has such weapons," Putin said..

Putin also spoke about the new system "Dagger".

Finally, one of the latest presentations on the message - weapons for maneuver in the upper atmosphere. "It will be virtually invulnerable, and the speed will be hypersonic," explained the president.. "It will be like a meteorite," Putin said and showed another video.

The weapons have so far been called "Vanguard".

"Nobody was listening to us. Listen now, "Putin finished demonstrating the latest developments for stormy applause. He thanked all the developers. "All of them are the real heroes of our time," he said..

"I hope that everything that was said today will sober the potential aggressor," Putin said, without specifying who exactly is the aggressor. However, he devoted most of his speech to the United States.