Direct line with Putin - 2024: when and where to watch the broadcast

On Thursday, December 19, the program "Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin" will be aired, combining a direct line and a big press conference of the Russian president. "Izvestia" tells when and where to watch the broadcast of this event and how long it will last.

The direct line with Russian President Vladimir Putin will traditionally begin at 12:00 Moscow time. The program will be shown by federal TV channels: "First", "Russia 1", NTV and others. The program will be broadcast on the official pages of the "Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin" in the social networks "VKontakte" and "Odnoklassniki".

You can also watch the program live on Izvestia's website.

Direct line with Vladimir Putin - 2024: beginning on December 19, at 12:00 Moscow time:

The length of the direct line and press conference of the head of state is different every year. The longest conversation between the president and journalists took place in 2008 - then Putin talked to the media for 4 hours and 40 minutes. One of the longest direct lines was held in 2018. For 4 hours and 20 minutes, the Russian leader had time to answer 79 questions.

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In 2024, the direct line and press conference will be combined into one event. In the same format they were held in 2023. Then the president answered questions for 4 hours and 3 minutes. During the work of the official call-center of the program the head of state received more than 2 million appeals. Citizens were concerned about the special military operation in Ukraine, the situation in new regions of Russia, the growth of wages and pensions, the development of artificial intelligence and much more.

The latest news about the direct line of the Russian President on December 19 - in the story "Izvestia".