It became clear why Putin returned daggers to naval officers
Russian President Vladimir Putin told an anecdote at the final press conference today, answering the question whether an increase in military spending would lead to a decrease in social spending.
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“The officer is looking for his cutlass and asks his son: “Didn’t you see it?” He says: “I traded it in the yard for a watch.” Father says: “Nice watch. Now, if bandits come to the house, kill me and my mother, rape my sister, you will go out to them and say: Moscow time is 15:10,” Putin said.
The question of the daggers of naval officers, which at that time were being confiscated by the Ministry of Defense, was raised at a press conference by Vladimir Putin at the end of 2015 by a military journalist from Sevastopol, Sergei Gorbachev. The President of the Russian Federation then supported the proposal to return daggers to officers.
In March 2017, the State Duma of the Russian Federation introduced amendments to the Federal Law “On Weapons”, according to which naval officers who went into reserve received the right to wear naval dirks.
English version :: Read in English It has become clear why Putin returned daggers to naval officers.