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Наш президент сказал, что РФ готова.

Наш президент сказал, что РФ готова.
Our president said that the RF is ready.
From Lesson 410:Gender of acronyms and initialisms·Russian

Questions & Answers about Наш президент сказал, что РФ готова.

Why is готова feminine if the abbreviation РФ ends in a consonant?
РФ stands for Российская Федерация (Russian Federation). When determining the gender of an indeclinable initialism, Russian looks at the core noun it stands for. Since Федерация is feminine, the abbreviation acts as a feminine noun, requiring the feminine adjective готова.
How is РФ pronounced when reading this sentence out loud?
You pronounce the Russian names of the letters: эр-эф. Even though you read it letter by letter rather than as a full word, it still dictates the grammar of the sentence based on its underlying words.
Why use the short-form adjective готова instead of the regular long-form готовая?
Short-form adjectives are used to describe a state or condition when acting as the predicate of a sentence. When saying someone or something 'is ready', Russian almost exclusively uses the short forms (готов, готова, готово, готовы).
Do I always need that comma before что?
Yes. In English, we often skip the punctuation before 'that' in sentences like 'He said that...', but Russian strictly requires a comma to separate the main clause from the subordinate clause.

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