A man carries a bunch of flowers bought from a flower market on International Women's Day in Moscow, Russia, on March 8, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his greetings on International Women's Day, the Kremlin said Monday.
"You always manage to cope with everything in some mysterious way. You reach summits in the most diverse areas of human endeavour," Putin said.
The president said that the holiday traditions of celebrating March 8 not only mark the start of spring but assert the role of women in life and in preserving the true values that are an "inspiring moral guideline."
He praised women's committed, reliable and responsible approach to everything they tackle, adding that these are vital qualities for any profession.
"I would like to extend special greetings to female medical workers. In the hardest conditions of the pandemic, you are displaying goodness and professionalism, and you continue doing all you can," Putin said.