— Dmitry Sergeyevich, on Thursday Putin was shown the features of modern youth slang - about „full cringe“ and „chill rink“. Tell me, please, is this something new for the president or does he generally follow current trends? Maybe he heard these same words from his grandchildren?
- The president has a family, he has grandchildren and, of course, manifestations of modern subculture cannot pass him by. But this is far from the vocabulary and style of communication that he uses in everyday life.
- No one says „full cringe“ at meetings?
— (Laughs.) Absolutely not.
— The president himself recently said that he had not heard of any films in which someone played his role. Does the president have time to watch films?
— As far as I know, yes, he loves historical films, mostly documentaries. Sometimes he uses the time during flights, trips to watch. He loves historical TV series, historical documentaries.
— Russian or foreign?
— There are so many interesting Russian documentaries now, interesting and professionally made. Mostly, of course, Russian.
— Who chooses the films for the president?
— He himself also receives information. He has friends, colleagues at work, family - they advise him, so he doesn't do it often, but he watches. He has said many times that he neither reads books nor watches movies. It's not that it's a matter of principle, he just doesn't want to waste time on it.
— You mentioned the flights. We calculated that during the three main days in China, Putin spent more than 40 hours at public events, both open and closed, which means that he worked more than the weekly norm. And then two more days of work at the EEF. Maybe after that, a little rest is supposed?
— As far as I know, no. In Moscow, there is already a work program planned for the week. Everything is on schedule and you can't ignore it.
— How does the president manage to maintain such a schedule? Does he continue to play sports?
— Of course, he doesn't manage to exercise during such trips. Honestly, sometimes it's hard for me to understand where he gets so much strength. After that - he is always at the peak of concentration. And he sleeps several hours a day, without exaggeration. And I can't understand that.
— Four hours a day?
— Even less. But, of course, when he is in Russia, he tries to exercise constantly, every day.
— Traditionally, the president has many important and interesting events in the fall. Is there a plan to include a message this year that has not yet been announced?
— Of course, the message will take place this year. It must and will take place, of course.
— At the same time, is a direct line with a big press conference still in the plans?
— Yes, we will definitely hold one before the end of the year.
— The president's birthday is coming up soon - October 7, is he planning at least a mini-vacation?
— No, he basically cannot afford a vacation. Of course, like all people, he celebrates his birthday with his family and friends. But you know, most often he uses it to communicate in some way with his colleagues, with the heads of other states. This also happens often.