Russian President Vladimir Putin will take stock of the past year on December 19 and answer questions from journalists, including Western ones, and citizens three years after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine and against the background of the stifling Russian economy, reported France Press, quoted by BTA.
"The press conference will be held on December 19," said the spokesman of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
This carefully orchestrated televised spectacle will take place a month before Donald Trump's return to the White House and rampant speculation about the start of a possible peace process over Ukraine.
The program "Annual review with Vladimir Putin" it will take place at a time when the Russian economy, hit by heavy Western sanctions, is showing signs of suffocation, inflation remains at a very high level (8.5 percent) and the authorities are unable to control it at this stage.
Vladimir Putin's meeting with the media has been organized since 2001, a year after he took power in the Kremlin. It did not take place between 2008 and 2012, when Putin served as prime minister.
The conference lasts several hours. Putin answers questions on all kinds of topics, whether it's geopolitics, repression in the country or local issues like infrastructure or the everyday life of Russians.