Preparations for Putin's new Direct Line already underway — Peskov
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said work has begun on organizing President Vladimir Putin's next annual Direct Line call-in broadcast.
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Preparations for Russian President Vladimir Putin's next Direct Line broadcast are already underway, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Rossiya-1 journalist Pavel Zarubin.
The Direct Line is an annual televised event in which Putin fields questions from citizens across Russia on a wide range of topics, from the economy and social policy to foreign affairs, and has become a fixture of Russia's political calendar.
Peskov did not specify an exact date for the upcoming broadcast, but indicated that organizational work on the event has already begun well in advance.
A recurring political set piece
Previous editions of the Direct Line have run for several hours and have included questions submitted by phone, video and online platforms, with Kremlin officials typically filtering and curating the queries presented to the president.
The format has drawn both domestic attention and international scrutiny as a barometer of official messaging on Russia's economic conditions, the war in Ukraine and other sensitive subjects.
Further details on the scheduling and format of this year's Direct Line are expected to be announced by the Kremlin closer to the broadcast date.
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