{"id":121106,"date":"2023-11-07T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121106"},"modified":"2023-11-07T23:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:29:00","slug":"top-woman-politician-in-putins-russia-says-he-needs-a-ministry-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/top-woman-politician-in-putins-russia-says-he-needs-a-ministry-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Top woman politician in Putins Russia says he needs a Ministry of Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A top female politician in Vladimir Putin&apos;s regime has suggested the creation of a &apos;Ministry of Happiness&apos; to help combat war stress. <\/p>\n<p>Valentina Matviyenko, 74, who serves as Speaker of Putin&apos;s compliant upper house of parliament, proposed the idea during an online event attended by high-ranking officials. <\/p>\n<p> Matviyenko, born in Soviet Ukraine and the only woman on Putin&apos;s powerful security council, said the bizarre idea is her &apos;dream&apos;.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Family of 12 &apos;who did a dine and dash without paying \u00a3260 bill&apos; stump up after being shamed<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest brilliantly b<\/i><\/b><b><i>izarre news from the Daily Star, <\/i><\/b><b><i>click here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I dream, I&apos;ve even suggested, let&apos;s create a Ministry of Happiness in Russia, right&#8230;?&quot; Matviyenko said. She believes this new department could vet all decisions &quot;to determine whether this new law or new government decree will make people happier&quot;. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31385583.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Russia-Putin-23311529962821.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The veteran politician, who was complicit in the decision to wage war on Ukraine, added: &quot;I think that the time will come when we will create a Ministry of Happiness in Russia.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Her comments seem to suggest that Putin is failing to keep his citizens content as he prepares for another six-year term with her full support.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&apos;s most influential woman, Matviyenko, confessed that some of her mostly male colleagues remain sceptical. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31385717.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-attends-137th-UPU-Assembly-in-StPetersburg.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31382992.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_JS315667028_Main.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Ancient Egyptian Sphinx was &apos;formed by wind&apos; with historic details added later<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;So far my support group is small &#8211; please join us,&quot; she appealed. She encouraged the youth by saying: &quot;You have a chance to become the Minister [of Happiness].&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Her son Sergey, a 50-year-old businessman previously fined for hooliganism, is rumoured to be a billionaire. Interestingly, Venezuela, a friend of Russia, is one of only four countries globally to establish ministries of happiness.<\/p>\n<p><b> * This article was crafted with the help of an AI tool, which speeds up Daily Star&apos;s editorial research. An editor reviewed this content before it was published. You can report any errors to starletters@dailystar.co.uk <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/top-woman-politician-vladimir-putins-31385586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top female politician in Vladimir Putin&apos;s regime has suggested the creation of a &apos;Ministry of Happiness&apos; to help combat war stress. 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