Putin cancels year-end address for first time in a decade
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t hold his traditional year-end press conference for the first time in at least a decade as Russian troops continue to lose ground in Ukraine.
At the same time, the official did not rule out that President Putin would still find an opportunity to talk to reporters, as he regularly does, including during foreign visits. At the annual conference, Putin answers live questions on a variety of topics, from foreign policy to Russia's everyday problems. The traditional meeting between the Kremlin leader and hundreds of Russian and foreign journalists has been held since 2001 and lasted several hours.
