Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed economic issues and foreign relations at the tenth annual press conference for Russian and international journalists on December 18. During the news conference, Putin has been answering 53 questions, asked by 38 Russian and foreign journalists, for more than 3 hours.
Annual press conferences with the Russian president are held every December, the sessions normally last up to several hours. During these sessions, the President answers questions from journalists and reflects on the outgoing year. There are no restrictions on the questions journalists can ask the Russian president and no time limits.
