Russian President Vladamir Putin during a televised speech on Feb. 14th at The Future Technologies Forum in Moscow, (which is a showcase of Russian scientific progress and its latest achievements) confidently states that Russia is on the verge of breakthrough vaccinations for Cancer. If true, this would certainly be a revolutionary medical miracle and would no doubt have dramatic effects on a global scale. The nitty-gritty specifics of the claim, as well as the validity and trustworthiness of the dictator, who's notorious for pushing propaganda, is yet to be fully understood. The reporting on the matter is cause for even more suspicion as far as I’m concerned, seeing as with the exception of a Reuters article (which is one of my top-trusted news sources, for what it’s worth) detailing the nationally syndicated appearance, a search of the topic reveals nothing more than a few Tik-Tok's with generic text overlaid on what could be concerned as ‘Putin Stock Footage.’ While I couldn’t seem to find a full clip of the event, or even these specific comments from it in general, The Kremlin did provide a full English transcript of the speech in its entirety on its official government website. Following a tour of a side-exhibition at the event showcasing state-of-the-art innovations in everything ranging from AI Software to bio and neurotechnology with his Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashiko, President Putin addressed the crowd and his nation with the following remarks: “We have created this platform to discuss promising solutions that are just being born and tested now. Advanced developments in medicine, the topic of this forum, are among such rapidly developing areas. I would like to use this platform to share with you a holistic vision for the future of the entire domestic healthcare system. And, naturally, we should decide – of course, with your help, colleagues – how we will create and introduce the most advanced solutions into the daily work of medical institutions. I would like to specifically mention that a nationwide programme to fight cancer we rolled out in 2019 is clearly a priority when it comes to cooperation between the medical community, science, the state, and the regions.” After touting the accomplishments made by said program, he continues: “Critically important is the fact that the significant progress we have achieved so far helped us bring down cancer mortality rates. Without a doubt, we need to do more in this crucial department and to keep on working on it. At the same time, I want our colleagues in the Government and the regions to be mindful of the fact that all these measures must be properly funded. The topics that you are currently addressing and which you have been working on all your life, are, without a doubt, so important for the country as a whole and for each individual that it cannot be said too much. But I want to wish you success from the bottom of my heart. Both in our country and abroad, we have always done everything to ensure that this unified space of knowledge, unified space of activity, with human health in the centre, includes everyone. I have just been shown cutting-edge inventions that are being introduced in our country. Mr Sobyanin showed me what is being done in the capital at the Moscow Radiology Centre. I will not mention all the institutions and all our companies that are working in these areas. Both Rosatom and the Kurchatov Institute are introducing their latest technologies. Strange as it may seem but even such companies as Rosneft, which are not directly involved in medicine, are also joining these efforts, and investing their available funds into the development of genetic engineering, genetics in general, and elsewhere. Many Russian companies are working to advance medicine and related science under the supervision of the Healthcare Ministry and the Government of the Russian Federation. I am sure this work will produce tangible results for our people. I will add that we are close to developing so-called oncovaccines, or cancer vaccines, as well as a new generation of immunomodulatory drugs. I expect them to be put to effective use soon as a form of individual treatment. There are certainly many great discoveries and we are looking forward to more of them in the future. To reiterate, we have achieved major breakthroughs, but we must keep moving forward nonetheless and continue this work on a qualitatively different level, increase our self-sufficiency, and become global leaders in key medical technologies and be prepared to take up any challenge, including threats of new pandemics. To achieve this, we must rely on a robust sovereign scientific and technological base and infrastructure that includes all substances, equipment, and components. Things that I was shown here today on the first floor by our colleagues are nothing short of science fiction. Not long ago, you could read about such things only in works of fantasy, whereas today they have become reality. These studies are just gathering pace but are expected to revolutionize medicine soon.” **This is a heavily paraphrased version of his speech, the full transcript of the statement in it’s entirety can be found here: