Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his marathon end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Friday, a typically super-sized affair in which the leader held the floor for nearly four hours, taking questions from among some 1,400 reporters in attendance.
Here were some of his key comments at the end of a year, and at a time when major foreign policy decisions seem to be shifting Russia’s way.
No Nuclear Arms Race With the U.S.
Putin said he saw “nothing unusual” with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s recent pledge on Twitter to “greatly strengthen and expand” the U.S.’s nuclear capability. The pledge was in line …read more
Source: VICE News
