Live updates: Putin challenges West to 'high-tech duel' in Kyiv
NBCDEC 4 2024
This is a highly choreographed event with carefully selected questions to give the appearance that Putin is a competent CEO with a solid grasp of what's going on in his nation. The responses were so predictable that coverage could have been written up before the event even started.
Responding to journalists and members of the Russian public, Putin gave frank and honest responses on the challenges currently facing the country, as well as outlining its progress and achievements.