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Putin unexpectedly postpones his annual phone marathon for the first time in 18 years
Business Insider Yahoo News ^ | 6/9/2022 | Bill Bostock

Posted on 06/09/2022 8:15:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly postponed his annual phone marathon on Wednesday, the first time in 18 years.

Putin has held the "Direct Line" dial-in session for Russian citizens to fire questions at him each year since 2001, only missing it once, in 2004.

Speaking to the state-run TASS news agency on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave no reason for the change and said the dial-in wouldn't happen in June.

Somewhere between two and three million Russians try to talk to Putin during the phone-in each year, according to TASS. Past "Direct Line" events have run for more than four hours.

In recent months, Putin has missed several routine events.

In April, Putin's annual address to Russia's Federal Assembly was postponed and has not been rescheduled, The Moscow Times reported. Last month, Putin didn't turn up at an annual ice hockey game in Sochi even though he was expected to play.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cancer; chicken; coward; globalistpropaganda; lowenergylikejeb; notwinning; phonemarathon; putin; putincancer; unexpected
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Sickly and infirm Putin is too afraid to face his own people since his "successful" cancer surgery recovery isn't going as planned. Nearly a month in Sochi and he's not getting better. LOL!


1 posted on 06/09/2022 8:15:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Maybe he already used up all his monthly minutes.


2 posted on 06/09/2022 8:17:16 AM PDT by George from New England
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Let’s just hope the next person to be Russian President won’t be any worse.

(Just kidding. We all know it won’t be a woman.)


3 posted on 06/09/2022 8:21:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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LOL.


4 posted on 06/09/2022 8:24:11 AM PDT by EEGator
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Putin wants Patrushev to replace him.

The oligarchs want their yachts and villas back.

Who will the oligarchs support?


5 posted on 06/09/2022 8:24:46 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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“President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly postponed his annual phone marathon on Wednesday, the first time in 18 years.”

Hopefully he’s busy dying a prolonged and miserably painful death from colorectal cancer.


6 posted on 06/09/2022 8:33:26 AM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
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This from the same guy that posted an article last month claiming Putin was dead. You're making a fool of yourself, Maxy.

He just gave an interview a couple of days ago where he looked perfectly healthy, very good, in fact, for someone almost 70.

Some get off on porn, you get off on hating Putin. It's sick fetish. Seek psychiatric help.

7 posted on 06/09/2022 8:34:46 AM PDT by Kazan
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Putin’s doctors cut out a bunch of his diseased colon, but now he’s suffering from infections and dealing with stoma issues.


8 posted on 06/09/2022 8:35:41 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Gee, ya think he’s got other important things to do? Oh, like managing the war and trying to figure out how to productively use all of new territory recently acquired by the Russian Federation in what used to be Ukraine?


9 posted on 06/09/2022 8:36:11 AM PDT by Kazan
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Maybe his health, or he just doesn’t want to risk calls getting through about lost sons in Ukraine.


10 posted on 06/09/2022 8:36:14 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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Collapsing after a 1-hour video meeting with his military advisors is not a good look for your Stronk Leader.


11 posted on 06/09/2022 8:37:33 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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You would have been a great aid to Hitler in managing his conquests. Don’t worry about those disloyal citizens, Fuhrer, you need to handle the Jewish problem and all that French art work.

Luckily he ended up dead in a bunker, and your hero Putin will join him very soon.

Death to Putin!


12 posted on 06/09/2022 8:39:01 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Kazan

I don’t hate Putin, but I want him dead. That’s a reasonable wish based on his crimes against humanity.


13 posted on 06/09/2022 8:40:20 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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VLAD’S bad hair day. Soon to be on fire.


14 posted on 06/09/2022 8:49:59 AM PDT by jimbug
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Wagner boss Prigozhin just went BOOM! LOL!


15 posted on 06/09/2022 8:55:10 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Why don’t Hero Ukraine shooters that has killed so many Russian Generals just take Putin out? Maybe because the USA really shot the Generals and they must approve all actions of their client state? It should be easy to take out the Russian dacha where the Mad Hitler-Putin is recovering—its not far from Ukraine? One bullet and Ukraine is FREE to recover all lost lands and get Billions from Russia to rebuild their Democracy as a monument to Freedom. Maybe the USA can give them a copy of the Statue of Liberty? Trump could build a resort on the Black Sea for all the American Tourists?


16 posted on 06/09/2022 9:03:31 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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Bad day for the Wagner Group and Yevgeny Prigozhin in occupied Luhansk.

Boom!

Video at link:

https://twitter.com/spook_info/status/1534926034499428360


17 posted on 06/09/2022 9:12:32 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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You do not seem to realize, Putin is actually a moderate over there.


18 posted on 06/09/2022 9:30:33 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Blessed are the peace makers.)
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Disclaimer: I don't like Putin. With that said, I can't think of any US President that would do this. Not just with his own people - I've seen his get on the air with antagonistic US journalists and answer their questions.

In comparison with our politicians these days who only seek out friendly media outlets.
19 posted on 06/09/2022 9:47:30 AM PDT by Observator
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Why don’t Hero Ukraine shooters that has killed so many Russian Generals just take Putin out?

Gee maybe this a crazy explanation but just maybe its because putin is mot in ukraine where the ukrainians operate?

I know its a far fetched idea but it just might be the reasob? Ya think?


20 posted on 06/09/2022 10:07:08 AM PDT by FreshPrince
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