Putin Answers 76 Questions in 4.5 Hours During His 'Direct Line' Q&A Session

16:19, 19 December 2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The annual "Direct Line" question-and-answer session and end-of-year press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lasted four and a half hours, during which the Russian president answered 76 questions, including 14 related to the Ukraine conflict.
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The questions were posed by 33 representatives of the media, including bloggers and moderators, and nearly 30 Russian citizens.
Additionally, questions came from six foreign media outlets, including those from unfriendly states such as the United States and the United Kingdom.
Putin's longest press conference took place in 2008 and lasted 4 hours and 40 minutes.
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