The Russian president has canceled his annual end-of-year press conference for the first time in 10 years.
The annual event, which is carefully choreographed, involves hundreds of Russian and foreign journalists asking Putin about regional, national and international matters.
However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that the big press conference"won't happen before the New Year," although he added that"we will still find an opportunity" for the Russian president to speak with journalists"as he regularly does."t. The usual phone-in, in which members of the public ask questions of the Russian president, also has not taken place.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference at the Moscow Manege on December 23, 2021. British defense officials said on 13 December, 2022 he will not be holding the event this year for fear of questions about his invasion of Ukraine.that the press conference was"a significant fixture" in the president's calendar and demonstrated the"supposed integrity of Putin.
Despite the events"almost certainly being usually vetted in advance," the officials said that the cancellation"is likely due to increasing concerns about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in Russia." "Kremlin officials are almost certainly extremely sensitive" about the chances that an event involving Putin"could be hijacked by unsanctioned discussion about the 'special military operation,'" the officials said, referring to the official Russian government's term for the war in Ukraine.Find out more about the UK government's response:
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