"The results of the year with Vladimir Putin". Broadcast

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a direct line with citizens and a big press conference with journalists on Thursday, December 19. "Izvestia" is broadcasting live.

Like last year, the direct line is combined with a press conference. This format has a separate name - "Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin". It allows the president to convey his position not only on citizens' issues, but also on the state and world agenda, which is often asked by journalists.

The Russian leader has received more than 2 million appeals from Russians. GigaChat, a neural network from Sber, is being used to process them for the first time.

Among the key topics of the younger generation were science and education, Russians from 18 to 35 years old are concerned about housing problems, and health care and social policy is the most frequent topic of references from representatives of the older generation. A large number of questions also concern the topic of the Special Military Operation (SMO).

The President listens to citizens' questions and complaints and gives instructions to responsible persons. Call-center continues to work during the broadcast.

The latest news about today's direct line of Russian leader Vladimir Putin is in the Izvestia story.