Putin cancels end-of-year address and skips New Year events

Vladimir Putin has actually ducked out of his yearly end-of-year interview in Moscow, the Kremlin has actually revealed today.

The choice follows the Russian president had actually currently prohibited Western media agents from the occasion, according to reports.

Now speculation is installing that Putin is running frightened of examination from Russian reporters over a year controlled by his intrusion of Ukraine.

The significant telecasted occasion, normally held in between December 14 and 23, sees more than 500 press reporters from house and abroad fire concerns at Putin.

Kremlin representative, Dmitry Peskov, offered no factor for the break with custom.

‘As for the big press conference – yes there won’ t be any till the New Year,’ he stated.

Putin would ‘find a way’ to interact with the Kremlin ‘pool’– primarily ultra-loyal reporters, lots of from state media– Mr Peskov included.

The Russian leader likewise postponed his yearly live Direct Line Q&A session with civilians over obvious issues he might deal with criticism over the war and mobilisation, which is thought to left more than 100,000 individuals dead or injured.

Today’s statement to cancel journalism conference will sustain suspicions that Putin hesitates to deal with a barbecuing over his ‘special military operation’.

It has actually been held each year for the previous years, with a record 1,895 reporters certified in 2019.

The 70- year-old president has actually likewise been dogged by enduring rumours over his health, with reports recommending he is fighting colon cancer andParkinsons

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The Kremlin was required to reject claims Putin ‘soiled himself’ after dropping the stairs in among his main houses.

Telegram news blog site SVR General reported he ‘fell on his coccyx’ which provoked ‘involuntary defecation’.

Mr Peskov stated Putin has actually likewise chosen not to host an event to mark the New Year.

The warmonger’s cronies have a secret strategy to assist him run away to South America if he loses the war in Ukraine, a previous ally declared recently.

Putin, his household and other partners will apparently run away to Argentina or Venezuela in the plot, called Operation Noah’sArk

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