A record 1,895 journalists from around the world gathered at Moscow’s World Trade Centre on Thursday in the hope of asking the Russian president about the hot button issues of the day.
A record 1,895 journalists from around the world gathered at Moscow’s World Trade Centre on Thursday in the hope of asking the Russian president about the hot button issues of the day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin fielded dozens of questions at today’s press conference, with the event lasting nearly four and a half hours and being the 15th event of its kind since his very first year-end presser in 2001. This year’s event was filled with a wide range of questions ranging from demographics, pensions, medicine, Russia’s bureaucracy, ecology and a variety of regional problems, with a sprinkling of jokes included for good measure. But it was the international agenda which garnered the most attention from the press’s foreign contingent, with Putin asked questions on issues ranging from the US House of Representatives’ recent vote to impeach President Donald Trump to Boris Johnson’s election as the UK’s prime minister, and much more.
