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Deputy Head of Russia Security Council Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the working group of the Military-Industrial Complex “on control of the production of popular types of weapons, military, special equipment and weapons” – he himself announced this on the social network by posting a video of the working meeting.
“I will not , so as not to draw your attention to how this work was evaluated in a similar situation during the Great Patriotic War. Now I will read one telegram…” – Medvedev spoke to the audience.
Then he quoted an excerpt from the archived telegram: “I ask you to they honestly and timely fulfilled orders for the supply of tank hulls at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. Period. Now I am asking you and I hope that you will fulfill your duty to the motherland. Period. In a few days, if you find yourself violating your duty to the motherland, period, I will start you smash like criminals who neglect the honor and interests of their homeland.Period. We cannot tolerate our frontline units suffering from a lack of tanks, period, while you in the back chill and do nothing. Joseph Stalin. September 17, 1941.”
“This is proof that no production is ideal,” explained Medvedev.
He further stated that “obligations are not added up from the fulfillment of annual obligations under special conditions military operations and from fulfilling ten-day obligations. And the fulfillment of what was not done, including last year.