Every year, Russian President Vladimir Putin stars in a big show, an hours-long televised question-and-answer marathon in which the president hears the people’s complaints, promises to tackle their problems and explains his views on a wide range of subjects. With more than a million questions submitted, organizers can choose carefully. But there was a hitch with this year’s annual extravaganza. On June 20, somehow, the wrong questions got on the air—like one that flashed on the screen, “Only one question: When will you go away?”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the media following talks with North Korean leader at the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019.
