- Well... I should congratulate you. Next week, you, my dear friend, have a serious and responsible job to do. It'll be your first time co-hosting Direct Line with Vladimir Putin.
- Yes, together with my colleague Elena Vinnik, we'll do our best to articulate as many important and pressing questions as possible. Judging by past experience, however, Direct Line always features a frank conversation.
Live, unscripted, unexpected twists and turns.
- Is it really you?
- It is.
- And it was you before?
- It was.
Any questions.
- Volodya, aren't you tired?
- Well, not yet.
And direct answers.
"I can forgive offenses but I find it very hard".
Personal preferences.
"I eat neither yogurt nor yoghurt: I drink kefir".
And rare confessions.
"In Russia, there is such a sin. We'll have to pray it away".
Unknown details of historical events.
- Did you really promise to hang Saakashvili by one certain organ of his?
- Why just by one?
The nuances of Russian life.
"In theory, practice is simple".
And his opinions of local officials.
- He's a piglet.
- Is he?
Does he manage not to lose his temper?
- Do you use swear words?
- Sometimes. But only on my own account.
Relationships with the opposition.
"If this is the result of Putin's regime, it's good".
And about the political heavyweights.
"You just gotta poke the balloon with a needle and it'll go POP".
And what is to be done in dead-end situations?
"If I don't have the answer, I try to find it".
Direct Line with Vladimir Putin. Coming soon!
"Everything is going to be alright. It is, I affirm that".
On the 20th of June at 12:00 Moscow time.
