Direct Line with Vladimir Putin


Direct Line with Vladimir Putin is annual special television program and a Q&A show mostly broadcast live by Russia-1, Russia 24, RT and Channel One Russia and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio of Russia radio stations. It is supported and directed by the Kremlin Press Secretary.
The show is running once a year. During Putin's Premiership the show was called Talk with Vladimir Putin. The Continuing..
There is also a Medvedev's equivalent TV show named Talk with Dmitry Medvedev.

Format

During the program, Putin been asked questions from Russian citizens by telephone, and television inclusion from largest Russian cities. Since 2012, Putin received questions from the Internet, mostly concerns actual events.
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to questions from an audience and those submitted by text, electronic mail, telephone, and live video during his annual question and answer session in Moscow.