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Peskov: It’s too cold to hold a “direct line” with the president in winter
Vladimir Putin is not abandoning the “direct line” format and, in addition, is returning to the practice of holding traditional large press conferences, said presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
“This year there will be no direct line. This does not mean, as some media have written, that the president is abandoning this format,” Peskov told reporters. The Kremlin intends to continue to use this format of communication between the president and the population due to its demand.
“Taking into account, at the same time, climatic conditions, we will switch to a regime where a straight line will still be drawn in the warm season, and not in the season when ears and feet freeze,” Peskov said.
Earlier, Dmitry Peskov stated that this year there will be no “direct line” with Vladimir Putin, which has traditionally been broadcast live by federal television channels over the past 10 years. This year there will be a different format, he added.