Valentine Date: Wooing the Audience

Spent my day with President Putin at his final annual press conference.

As indicated by official Kremlin records, the pressie was 4 hours 40 minutes with 80 questions posed. I'm not sure whether this is the longest pressie in the world but it was definitely the longest one I've ever attended. The pressie this year is longer by more than an hour.

Love or loath him, you have to admire his charm, wit, knowledge as well as his finesse responding to the questions.