At a combined annual press conference and TV audience, Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin answers questions from hand-picked journalists and citizens. All information about live streams and the like can be found here.
- Vladimir Putin invites you to the annual press conference on December 19, 2024
- Follow the TV show “The Direct Line” with the Kremlin boss in the live stream
- Is Putin talking about the Ukraine war?
Russian President Vladimir Putin invites you to his big annual press conference on Thursday (December 19, 2024). The propaganda spectacle is broadcast on Russian state television. Topics are likely to include, among other things, the war in Ukraine.
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Follow Vladimir Putin's annual press conference on December 19, 2024 in the live stream
According to information from the Kremlin, the question and answer session is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. local time (10 a.m. CET). According to the state news agency Tass, more than a million questions have already been sent to the head of state – but last year there were even one and a half million. The Russian channels, which practically all broadcast the question times, have allocated around three hours for this. However, there have been significantly longer events in the past. In Germany, the press conference will be held by, among others Joynas well as Phoenix be transferred.
Propaganda show expected: Putin spokesman announces statements about the war in Ukraine
The country's many problems such as poverty, social hardship, complaints about health care and a lack of infrastructure are recurring topics in question and answer sessions. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, war has been the order of the day. Putin repeatedly uses the format to portray himself as a caretaker and problem solver. Most of the questions at this year's event will revolve around “special military operations” – what Russia officially calls its war of aggression against Ukraine – and health care, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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