The exact date of the Direct Line and the big press conference of Vladimir Putin has been determined: EADaily

The “direct line” of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a large press conference will take place simultaneously – the head of state will sum up the results of the year on December 14. Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced this today, November 30.

“On December 14, Vladimir Putin will sum up the results of the year, it will be a program – still a project of television channels. And this will be a combined format of Direct Line and the final press conference of the president,” – said Peskov.

He promised that both Russian and foreign journalists would be invited to the press conference.

“Everything will be built as follows: journalists will sit in the studio, which will be specially created for this purpose. These are Russian regional journalists from all regions of Russia, federal journalists, as well as foreign journalists who are accredited in Moscow and continue their work in Moscow,” – Peskov explained.

As reported EADaily, the combined event was announced at the beginning of November, it will be the first since the beginning of the SVO. In 2022, neither a direct line nor a press conference of the President of the Russian Federation was held.