Russian President Putin answering questions at the annual press conference.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference and ‘call-in show’ on Thursday. It is an annual event that he has been using to maintain a sense of his dominance and demonstrate that he has extensive control over the country’s political landscape. You will be surprised to know that during this period Putin received a list of 20 lakh questions. However, he answered only a few of them. Putin gave the biggest advice to Zelensky regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.
Although the Russian President did not say when the Russia-Ukraine war would end, he advised Zelensky to give up his insistence on including Ukraine in NATO. During this, Putin also talked about the economic situation of Russia. He said it is on track to grow by about 4 percent this year. He acknowledged that consumer inflation is high at 9.3 percent, but noted the central bank’s efforts to bring it down and stressed that the situation in the economy remains “stable.”
What did Putin say on Syria?
Putin said he would ask ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad about the status of an American journalist who disappeared in Syria 12 years ago. Putin said he has not yet met Assad, who has been granted asylum in Moscow, but he plans to meet him and will ask him about American journalist Austin Tice. He said, “We can also ask this question to those who control the situation on the ground in Syria.” But domestic issues have dominated.
Zelensky will have to give up one wish
Most journalists and members of the public who call the studio ask questions about road repairs, electricity prices, home maintenance, medical services, government subsidies for families, and other economic and social issues. Russian state media reported that ordinary citizens submitted more than 2 million questions before the show. Questions related to Russia’s military action in Ukraine and increasing tensions with Western countries are expected to be asked in this program. Putin, however, said Russia was ready to negotiate a peaceful resolution of the conflict but reiterated his demand that Ukraine abandon its desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (AP)
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