President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin began to read the annual message to the Federal Assembly. It kicked off at noon in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manezh". State Duma deputies, members of the Federation Council, as well as members of the government, chairmen of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, the Prosecutor General, the heads of the CEC, the Accounts Chamber and the Public Chamber, the heads of the regions. A record number of journalists accredited to the event - 705. The message is expected to contain assessments of how the work on the implementation of priority projects was carried out, as well as assignments for the future. The tasks Putin will deliver can be formalized in the form of decrees. The head of state addresses the message to both houses of parliament for the 24th time. For Vladimir Putin this is the 14th performance. This year it is held for the first time outside the Kremlin. The press secretary of the president Dmitry Peskov explained that the new place was chosen in connection with the enlarged composition of the invited.

In addition, for the best visualization during the presentation for the first time screens with infographics. This equipment is difficult to install in the Grand Kremlin Palace, the premises of which are of historical value, noted the representative of the President. Experts also linked the postponement of the announcement of the message with the fact that the Kremlin is giving the society a signal that this year's message is addressed not only to deputies and senators, but to the entire Russian people.