Press Secretary of the President, the Deputy head of the Kremlin administration, Dmitry Peskov, has recovered after being infected with coronavirus and continued to work from home. The TV channel “Russia 24” co-author and co-host of the program “Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin” Paul Zarubino he spoke about the symptoms of the disease, about support for families with children and the work of the President, including its meetings, not all of which can be seen on TV.
Hello, Dmitry! Glad to see you. Now it turns out, not Peskov mustache and beard Peskov?
— Good evening! It’s only temporary. As soon as you start working in the office, it will immediately disappear. When sick, just decided what I’m going to grow a beard until when will I be able to commemorate victory over the coronavirus and the de facto and de jure.
— Judging by what you truck is pushed from the soil, you feel good already?
— Yes, all right. There are only small obstacles to de jure. The fact that after the hospital according to the law on a two-week quarantine. And let’s now work in home mode.
— Work is now in full or otherwise?
— Not at all, of course, but, nevertheless, a lot can be done from home, especially everything connected with information, training and assistance for those events that are to come. You know that preparations are already underway for the Parade, so now in the Management of the press service information, the work began.
— since we already started talking about the Parade, here date. It is believed and planned that after all the Parade will be held in the most usual, that is meant for the President to be guests on the podium as usual or is it will also have some social distancing and any special rules?
— of Course, will be the President and guests on the podium, foreign heads of state and governments, primarily from CIS countries. This is the preparation, because it is in an unusual being. We see that out already, though gradually, but rapidly from a mode of self-isolation, but we hope in time to Parade this mode has almost nothing left.
You said, incidentally, that the invitation is not directed Zelensky. This is due, in particular, with those of his statements which he made several months ago about the Second world war?
— You know, every holiday Putin congratulates the people of Ukraine. In fact, as he congratulates the people of Georgia, because it is the brotherly, fraternal peoples, with whom we have deep historical roots, and the Nations that President Putin sincerely and deeply respects. As for the leadership of these countries, we see that, unfortunately, we, in spite of the presence of certain contacts, still can’t brag of positive dynamics in the development of dialogue at the highest level. This dynamic in the first place, depends on how the heads of state keep their promises and commitments.
— due to informational noise, which, of course, exists around the fashion industry, many still don’t understand what people must feel when they are sick. That’s what you felt what are the symptoms? How does this compare with the normal flu feels like?
— unfortunately, there is still a small percentage of people to which, unfortunately, I include myself, who really have this disease. This is due to pneumonia and other undesirable symptoms. It starts actually not so serious. Many do not feel like it all starts. I, for one, just so you understand, in the day when, apparently, contracted, felt great, felt energized and enjoyed your property.the waistband of the physical and moral condition. The very next day has already begun temperature. The flu breaks, but eventually it all starts in a more unusual way. A very unusual feeling when you lose the sense of smell and taste.
— I do not feel any tastes and smells?
— actually, if there was such fraction is the same, the strawberries from the chicken you will not be able to distinguish.
— Before the pandemic we have ever seen next to the President, came close to physically. It turned out that you had been ill, and the Prime Minister had been ill. How the decision is almost isolated work of the President you now think is right?
— first, the President is not isolated, it is active. You see, there are meetings, there is correspondence, there are video conferencing. Probably you can hardly imagine how much the President is on the phone with the heads of regions, heads of ministries, heads of major infrastructure companies, and so on. The working day is not limited to 8 or 12 hours, it is much longer. It every day without a break, because the economy live. Problems happen, it requires the intervention of the President. So, to say that the President is in isolation, is completely wrong. But what reduced the number of events with face — to-face contacts- Yes, it’s true. This is essential just to protect the President from that he somehow was exposed to a risk of infection. It is justified, it in no way affects his work schedule. We see our President is actively working.
— this week we’ve seen two working meetings, which were held in the first building of the Kremlin. Such face to face meetings and this work isn’t a remote, it will become more and more in the near future or remains the same mode?
— let’s Say, you are all head to heads see. Just not all can be public. The President really if necessary, is in the Kremlin, continues to work in Novo-Ogarevo — it depends on the service of expediency. The schedule will continue. I hope that in the foreseeable future will return to these more public events.
Announced date of the Parade, the Immortal regiment. The epidemiological situation two months ago was matched to the date of the vote on the Constitution. Does the ad have already announced the dates of the Parade and the Immortal regiment, we move to the voting on the Constitution?
— the decisions taken by the President of Russia. Of course, when he talked about the postponement of these dates right, that is, he was guided, primarily, by considerations of the need to ensure the safety of people’s health. These messages are taken into account now. As clarification, did you know that the President all urged not to “intuichit”, and to build it on clear data scientists, specialists of relevant agencies. That’s when the President sees fit, he will announce a new date.
— During your hospital had a lot of events. I’m sure you’ve watched them and participated anyway. One of the most notorious is, of course, the solution of the direct help people, families with children pay for each child for 10 thousand rubles. When I listened to it, I was sure that now will be announced any criteria, you will not get everything. And really, of course, surprised that there are actually all who have from 3 to 16 years old children. This is, I understand, exclusively presidential initiative? And how difficult it was to hold her, to reconcile, remember that the Ministers initially opposed to direct support.
No, just direct support for the needy no one spoke. The most important to identify the needy. You know that the problems of demography for the President was, is and will remain one of the main priorities. It is about demographics, about the problems we are now experiencing in connection with this double so-called demographic pit, it is linked to this comprehensive effort, aimed at assistance and the preservation of childhood, motherhood, and fertility awareness. In this vein we can consider this set of measures. This presidential initiative, not only it. Let’s not forget still about three impressive packages, the value of which is very difficult to overestimate. In fact, they all were formulated and were taken directly with the participation and under the personal control of the President.
— how so unexpected was this initiative about direct payments on 10 thousand roubles for the government?
— the fact that such decisions are also not accepted unfounded, they are based on a deep analysis of who needs specific kinds of help in this situation. In this case, such a carpet handing out money to all and Sundry is much less effective than a reasoned targeted assistance, which puts before itself the concrete purpose — to help those in need, those who help the demographics of those who remained without work, those in the business who keep jobs and so on. That is, every decision has absolutely flawless logic.
— But now the decision is using a sort to all and Sundry. That is, will receive the transfer and those, well, there are people who do not need this Supplement.
— However, it is families with children. This is something that is welcome and that is so necessary for our country to have more families with children and not just one, but a large number.
— Many, of course, over the years there were various decisions on demographic policy and not onlya: and perinatal centers, and the center “Sirius”. The fruits of such institutions rise truly when the President in Russia is not Putin. And the ultimate goal of his policy in this is what? What he wants to achieve?
— Look, we all want a new future for our country? We want it made a dash to time to train the new technological order, and it should make these same children whose parents receive 10 thousand, those children who master the new methods of education, which go and do not go in “Sirius”. They are the ones who will grow up and replace the current politicians. They will lead our country in the future.
— Last question. In the near future, hopefully everything will recover. Many people now dream about how they will continue to live, to work, many dream to go to the hairdresser. So you can imagine the first time present their work with the President? It is also a social distance. We saw you often literally whispering in his ear. This is the first question. And second: what you want to do after the end of the pandemic, what you are able to do that?
— of Course, a return to the former mode of operation in all aspects, probably, hardly will be possible in the foreseeable future. Of course, we will have to learn to behave differently, as it is a pity. I have, for example, now learned people don’t reach out to say Hello. At first it was very hard to do. But over time, as quickly we are back to the old habits. Of course, precautions will need at least for the medium term. As for the removal of all modes, then I think each of us will be happy to feel that those regimes are no more, there’s no need to feel a sense of apprehension and fear before something to touch or someone to hug, someone to lend a helping hand to poprivetstvovalAMB. You need to be patient until it returns.
— don’t be impatient. Thank you very much, Dmitry.
