Russian President Vladimir Putin opens up about Syria, Turkey, Ukraine and other issues on Moscow’s agenda in his annual press conference.
The event—lasting over three hours in 2014—in which he holds court in front of hundreds of journalists in a live, televised broadcast, counts as one of the president’s annual public statements,. According to Russian state news, 1,400 journalists were given accreditation for the event this year and many took their place in the Moscow International Trade Center building—holding up colourful banners to coax the president into answering their questions, as per the usual set-up where thousands are submitted beforehand but …read more
Source: Newsweek
