Ask your dictator anything. Vladimir Putin is fielding pre-approved questions from Russians during his annual call-in show — Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Vladimir Putin has begun his annual Direct Line call-in show in Moscow — an hours-long ordeal in which Russia’s de facto leader responds to carefully vetted questions from members of the public.

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The Kremlin’s annual ‘Direct Line call-in show’ in Moscow is an hours-long ordeal in which Russia’s de facto leader responds to carefully vetted questions from members of the public.