Amost fourteen hundred reporters gathered in the Kremlin on Wednesday for Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. The most anxious ones held signs with the name of their region, their outlet, or the topic of their question. Each time a lucky one was picked, the signs went down, only to rise again, as soon as the President finished his answer. During the three-hour event, about four dozen journalists had a chance to speak. A few were more daring than usual this year, but Putin’s answers, as on previous occasions, demonstrated his trademark confidence in unaccountability.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) takes part in the celebration of on the Federal Security Servicemen(FSB) Day in Moscow on Dec. 20.
