Vladimir Putin's New Year's address - 2025: what time to start, where to watch the live broadcast

Shortly before the New Year's chimes strike, Russians are traditionally congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is at the end of his speech that residents of different cities raise their glasses and start celebrating the New Year. About what time the New Year's address of the head of state in the outgoing 2024 and where to watch it, tell "Izvestia".

In some regions the holiday will begin to celebrate nine hours earlier than in the capital, and will end an hour after the chimes in Moscow. Due to the big time difference, the president's address is recorded in advance. The first to see it will be residents of Chukotka and Kamchatka, and the last - the Kaliningrad region.

The broadcast of the video clip traditionally begins a few minutes before midnight. The address lasts from three to 10 minutes. For example, congratulations on the year 2024 took a little less than four minutes. And the longest one took place a year earlier and lasted about nine minutes.

Every year the video message is broadcasted by almost all federal channels: Channel One, NTV, Russia 1, REN TV, Channel Five and others. It also goes live on the radio and on the websites of many news outlets, including Izvestia. In order not to miss the president's speech, it is recommended to settle down in front of the screens as early as 23:45.

New Year's address of V.V. Putin's New Year address to the citizens of Russia today, beginning at 23:45 Moscow time, live broadcast:

The tradition of New Year addresses has existed in Russia since 1936. In Soviet times, New Year's greetings from the authorities were published on the front pages of newspapers and read out on the radio. In the era of television development they began to be shown on TV.

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In modern Russia, the first New Year's address of the head of state was made on December 31, 1991. Then the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, addressed the nation. Putin first congratulated Russians on New Year's Eve in late 1999.

Usually in his speech, the head of state recalls the most significant events of the year and congratulates Russians on New Year holidays. The address ends with the chimes on the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and the national anthem.

Earlier "Izvestia" prepared animated cards with the year of the Snake, which can be shared on the holiday.