Putin will skip his annual marathon December news conference this year for the first time in a decade, a Kremlin spokesman told reporters, according to Russian state media.
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"As for the annual news conference, yes, there won't be one before the New Year, but we expect that the president will still find an opportunity to talk to [reporters], as he does regularly, including during his foreign visits," Peskov said Monday, according toThe news conference, which often lasts several hours, is traditionally one of the rare moments when reporters, including foreign correspondents and those not accredited to regularly cover the activities of the Kremlin, get...
Putin uses the conferences to give the appearance of being open to — and being able to answer — all questions around Russian life, though the questions are often choreographed in advance, according to thePutin has held 17 of them since 2001 and has had only one previous cancellation. He did not hold them when he was prime minister between 2008-2011.
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