Russian president puts off annual news conference

Russian president puts off annual news conference
# 21 December 2016 08:48 (UTC +04:00)

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the mourning ceremony for Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov who was killed in a terrorist attack, so the president’s annual press conference will be postponed until Friday, December 23, TASS cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday.

"As Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov’s funeral will take place on Thursday, the President has decided to put off the annual press conference," Peskov said.

"The president will participate in the mourning ceremony."

"The president’s annual press conference will begin on December 23, at noon," Peskov added.

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