Putin hosts annual Q&A session: LIVE UPDATES

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow, combining it with the ‘Direct Line’ question-and-answer session.

This marks the third time that the two events have been merged, a decision attributed to Putin’s packed schedule, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.