MOSCOW, March 20 Mariupol resident Irina Volosatova, who talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the city, she said that at first she saw the president through the window, and her daughter was the first to recognize him.
«We were at home and saw through the window that there were many people, some kind of meeting was taking place. At first, they didn’t understand who, and then the child saw more clearly and said: “Mom, this is Vladimir Vladimirovich!” — said the woman on the air of «Soloviev Live».
According to her, it is difficult to put into words the meeting with the president. «No one warned anyone (about Putin's arrival — ed.), it was a complete surprise for everyone … We survived hell, but now the city already has electricity, gas and water. But the scope of work is large, we see it. We not alone — we were not left, it says everything,» she said.
The woman also shared that by shaking hands with the President, she fulfilled the dream of her late mother. “Unfortunately, my mother did not live, she died in December. But she always really wanted to shake hands with Vladimir Vladimirovich. She is the daughter of a military man, our grandfather was a military pilot, he reached Berlin. My grandmother worked in a hospital. My parents always expressed pro-Russian position. Therefore, the whole dream (of the mother) in this dialogue, in this meeting came true, «Volosatova shared.
The day before, Putin made a full-scale working trip to Mariupol. According to the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov, much of Putin's trip to Mariupol was not planned, including a visit to the Philharmonic and communication with citizens. The head of state, among other things, inspected the Nevsky Residential Complex, where six nine-story buildings, a kindergarten for 150 children and a school for 1,100 students are being built. The President was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin.