’Russia’s GDP growth at 3.5 percent this year’ Putin holds first annual press conference in 2 years

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an annual press conference and phone-in on Thursday (December 14), the first time since Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. The top leader talked about Russia’s economic issues and relations with the West. Conditions were not in place yet for normalisation of relations with Europe, Putin said. Answering an early question from one of the two moderator’s at the event held in Moscow, Putin said one of the main tasks for Russia as was to ensure its sovereignty as a nation. Putin said last week that he would run for president again in 2024. Editor: Zou __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!