President Vladimir Putin holds annual press conference
The first time Mr. Putin interacted with journalists in this form was in 2001. Since then, holding a large press conference has become an annual activity, and the total duration of the meeting between the Russian head of state and the press has been nearly two days and nights.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Sputnik |
The record for the length of a press conference was a 2008 meeting that lasted 4 hours and 40 minutes and President Putin answered 106 questions.
Last year, the press conference lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes, during which the Russian head of state answered 73 questions from 54 journalists.
