Putin will cancel annual press conference
2022.12.12 12:15
Putin will cancel annual press conference
Budrigannews.com – The Kremlin announced on Thursday, 10 months into Russia’s sluggish invasion of Ukraine, that President Vladimir Putin will not hold his customary televised year-end news conference this month.
As he sits alone on a stage in a large auditorium for a question-and-answer session with reporters that can last more than four hours, the event, which is a staple of Putin’s calendar, allows him to demonstrate both his command of the subject matter and his stamina.
However, Putin’s war, which began on February 24, has been unsuccessful. His powers were beaten back from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv right off the bat, and have experienced significant front line misfortunes in the east and south of Ukraine.
In a call with reporters, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Kremlin, was asked if a date had been set for this year’s “big news conference.” Peskov responded, ” There won’t be one before the new year, not at all.”
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He noted that Putin had previously held news conferences, including on his trips abroad, and stated that he would find alternative means of communicating with journalists. During a visit to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Friday, Putin answered questions from reporters.
The Kremlin was denying Ukrainian and American accusations that tens of thousands of Russian troops gathered near the border indicated an invasion at the time of last year’s event, which took place on December 23, almost exactly two months before the invasion began.
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Putin made use of the occasion to state that Russia needed an “immediate” response from the United States and its allies to its demands for security guarantees in order to avoid conflict with Ukraine and the West.
