Russian President Vladimir Putin's Annual News Conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual year-end news conference in Moscow, which lasted just under four hours. During this almost 90-minute portion, he answered a wide range of questions on the economy, relations with China and Belarus, the Olympics, his political future, and the situation in Ukraine. On whether he would guarantee no military actions against Ukraine, he implied that the U.S. and NATO were being the aggressors against Russia. He went on to say Russia that is not a threat to anyone, and that if "you want guarantees from me, you should come up with guarantees, right now, immediately, and not to keep talking about this for decades. close