Chairperson Putin The Kremlin said on Monday, 10 months later, it will not hold its traditional year-end press conference on television this month. RussiaStuttering invasion of Ukraine.
The event is an important part of Putin’s calendar, giving him the opportunity to demonstrate his problem-solving leadership and stamina while sitting alone on stage in a large auditorium for a Q&A session. with reporters can last more than four hours .
But the war that began on February 24 did not go well for Putin. His forces were driven back from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on, and suffered major defeats on the battlefield in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov was asked in a call with reporters if a date had been set for this year’s “big press conference,” and replied: “No, there will be no meeting before the new year.”
He say Putin will find other ways to contact journalists, noting that he has held other press conferences, including during trips abroad.
Last Friday, Putin answered questions from reporters during a visit to the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
Peskov said the Kremlin would announce later on the timing for another set annual part, which is Putin’s annual speech to both houses of the Russian parliament, similar to the address the State of the Union Address. annual state of the US president.
According to tradition, Putin also holds an annual televised giant call with members of the public, called the “Live Line with Vladimir Putin”, last held in June 2021.
Last year’s end-of-year press conference took place on December 23, exactly two months before the invasion began, when the Kremlin denied accusations by Ukraine and the United States that tens of thousands of Russian troops were massing near the border. foretold an invasion.
Putin took the opportunity to say that Russia wanted to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West, but needed an “immediate” response from the United States and its allies to their demands for security guarantees.
The event is an important part of Putin’s calendar, giving him the opportunity to demonstrate his problem-solving leadership and stamina while sitting alone on stage in a large auditorium for a Q&A session. with reporters can last more than four hours .
But the war that began on February 24 did not go well for Putin. His forces were driven back from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on, and suffered major defeats on the battlefield in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov was asked in a call with reporters if a date had been set for this year’s “big press conference,” and replied: “No, there will be no meeting before the new year.”
He say Putin will find other ways to contact journalists, noting that he has held other press conferences, including during trips abroad.
Last Friday, Putin answered questions from reporters during a visit to the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
Peskov said the Kremlin would announce later on the timing for another set annual part, which is Putin’s annual speech to both houses of the Russian parliament, similar to the address the State of the Union Address. annual state of the US president.
According to tradition, Putin also holds an annual televised giant call with members of the public, called the “Live Line with Vladimir Putin”, last held in June 2021.
Last year’s end-of-year press conference took place on December 23, exactly two months before the invasion began, when the Kremlin denied accusations by Ukraine and the United States that tens of thousands of Russian troops were massing near the border. foretold an invasion.
Putin took the opportunity to say that Russia wanted to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West, but needed an “immediate” response from the United States and its allies to their demands for security guarantees.
