Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a televised Q&A marathon, dubbed The Direct Line, on June 7, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday, TASS reported.
This will be Putin’s first Q&A marathon during his new six-year presidential term and the 16th since 2001. Putin has answered the questions of the country’s citizens 11 times as the president and four times as the prime minister.
According to the Kremlin press service, The Direct Line will start at noon Moscow Time and will be broadcast by Russia's TV Channel One, Rossiya 1, Rossiya 24, OTR, radio stations Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii.
Starting from 8 a.m. on Sunday and until the program’s end, the questions may be submitted by phone, through SMS and MMS messages, the website or a special mobile app. Users of VKontakte (VK) and Odnoklassniki social networks may also send their questions and video addresses. Users of Moskva-Putinu and OK Live mobile apps will be able to contact with the studio via a direct video link-up. The president will answer the most interesting questions live.
