Sputnik Africa is live as the Russian leader gives a long interview to the general director of the international news agency Rossiya Segodnya, Dmitry Kiselev, dedicated to a wide range of issues.
According to Kiselev's earlier announcement, following Putin’s two-hour Federal Assembly address, many additional questions arose. As "new threats from the West also require up-to-date assessments," the Russian journalist promised to "dot many i’s" in a discussion with the president.
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