VLADIMIR Putin has cancelled his annual press conference for the first time in 10 years and axed his New Year’s Eve party at the Kremlin. It comes amid ongoing rumours about his poor health a…
The major end of year press conference usually takes place between December 14 and 23.At the annual press conference, he routinely faces questions from 500-plus Russian and also foreign journalists in major televised live event that can last more than four hours.
The moves mean he is not even ready to face Russian journalists in the glare of a major live event and be openly quizzed about his war. He also indicated a press conference could take place in the New Year but gave no specified date or format.
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