On December 17, Vladimir Putin gave his annual end-of-year press conference, summarizing the events of the past twelve months. But during this three-hour talk, he said nothing new. According to Olga Khvostunova, editor-in-chief of imrussia.org, this lack of originality means that the Kremlin has neither a concrete plan nor a clear view for how the country will emerge from the current crisis. If Putin’s goal was to have a therapeutic effect on the public, he hardly succeeded in that either. Putin looked tired and bored—he hardly projected beaming confidence in himself and in the government’s economic course. Read our take on Putins press-conference and share your thoughts with us!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:01:56 +0000
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