Posted on 06/08/2022 8:25:52 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
ssian President Vladimir Putin's annual "direct line" call-in with Russia's citizens has been delayed and will not now take place in June as expected, a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.
Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters in Moscow that the event will not occur earlier than July this year, according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS.
The Russian president has held the annual call-in show for all but three years since it began in 2001. It has frequently taken place in June, including last year when Putin fielded Russians' questions on June 30.
Peskov was asked if Putin would be speaking to people in Ukraine's Donbas region during the call-in, and he told reporters that was not the case. Donbas is currently the scene of intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
"A direct line cannot take place this month. And, accordingly, the second part of what you said cannot happen either," Peskov said, referring to the question about the Donbas residents.
Peskov said the timing "has not yet been determined" but that "routine preparations are underway."
"Both from a technical and substantive point of view. This is a very complex, voluminous event. Therefore, routine preparations are underway, but it will enter the final stage after the deadlines are set," the Kremlin spokesperson said.
Putin uses his annual call-in event to directly answer Russians' questions about a variety of issues related to his government's policies. Questions are provided via phone calls and messages.
Putin holds the event in front of a live studio audience of journalists, the president's supporters, and officials.
Peskov suggested on Wednesday that this year's phone-in will take place, though he did not provide a timeframe.
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meh... He’s busy and recovering from surgery. I wish him a speedy recovery so he can get back to annoying globalists and the occupation government of DC.
Oh hey, didn’t see you. That reminds me.... also annoying Jotos.
How can it be “delayed” when they never announced a date?
That’s some crafty journalism
Yeah. In other news, of arguably greater significance, it’s being reported that the United Russia deputy in the Russian Duma has submitted a draft proposal to declare the 1991 independence of Lithuania.
Lithuania is in NATO.
Announcer: Hello Kazan, thanks for calling in, what is your
question?
Kazan: “Oh dear glorious leader whose countenance shines down on us, where you born awesome, or did it develop over time”?
It must be very difficult to broadcast a “live” studio discussion that showcases a “dead” Putin...
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