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watch live like this Vladimir Putin holds its annual television news conference on Friday (December 19).
The event, which is a question-and-answer session for both journalists and the public, has been held almost every year since 2001. According to state media, a record-breaking 2.5 million questions were submitted this year.
Some foreign journalists are on the program, although questions from there are often kept to a minimum.
comes after this European Union Leaders strike deal to give Ukraine a €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) loan after failing to agree on the use of frozen Russian assets.
The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, said, “We committed and we delivered” for the loan, which will be repaid by Kiev only if Moscow pays reparations.
Zelensky praised the deal as “a sign of important support that really strengthens our resilience”.
Commenting on the deal, Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev said “law and prudence” had prevailed after the leaders decided not to use Russia’s frozen assets.
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Earlier this week, Putin called EU leaders “little pigs” who want Russia’s collapse, and said Moscow would “liberate its historic lands on the battlefield” if diplomacy fails.