Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual December press conference. This year’s event is unusual, taking place via video link due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and featuring questions from journalists and the public.
Putin began the tradition of year-end press conferences – which became a sort of less formal state-of-the-nation appearance – back in 2001. From 2004 on, they often turned into marathons, lasting for at least three hours. The record was set in 2008, when the president broadcast live for 280 minutes – almost five hours – and answered over a hundred questions.
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