Putin asked deputies and senators “not to fixate” on bans. Amid internet blocks, the president’s rating is falling

Putin asked deputies and senators “not to fixate” on bans. Amid internet blocks, the president’s rating is falling

In Putin’s view, the legislative process should be “systematic” and “creative,” and not aimed solely at “adapting to current challenges and risks.”

“At times they [the challenges and risks] are, of course, unprecedented, and it is important to overcome them with dignity. But fixating only on bans, restrictions, measures, on devising new kinds of punishment for violators — of course, it seems this is necessary, we need to protect consumers’ interests in every sense of the word, but fixating only on that is counterproductive,” Putin said.

He noted that “excessive barriers slow development.” “These are all temporary, passing phenomena. But Russia is eternal. And our legislation must be flexible, dynamic, progressive, and future-oriented,” he said.

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