MOSCOW, Nov 4 Russian President Vladimir Putin in the late 1990s, he became the national leader who was able to put the welfare of the population at the forefront, showed the highest human and organizational qualities, will and dedication necessary to lead Russia out of the crisis and its subsequent development, said Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev .
«Society, tired of the «roaring nineties», was waiting for a solution to socio-economic problems and strengthening national security. A leader was needed who could put the issues of the well-being of the population at the forefront. Show the highest human and organizational qualities, will and dedication. Such a leader became (Vladimir — ed.) Putin, who was first the chairman of the government, and then elected president and, in accordance with the Constitution, took the position of chairman of the Russian Security Council,» Patrushev said, speaking on Saturday at VDNKh as part of the lecture of the Knowledge Society at the forum — exhibition «Russia».
According to him, Putin even then “knew in detail the state of affairs in the country, had a clear program of action, and saw the goal.”
«Imagined the tasks that should be solved to achieve it, the sequence of steps, as well as the forces, means and resources necessary for this. At the same time, he was aware of the critical importance of the evolutionary approach as opposed to revolutionary leaps, which always weakened the Russian state. He believed in people and the reliability of their support. I understood and consciously took upon myself full responsibility for saving the Fatherland,» Patrushev added.