This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a traditional press conference on the results of the year for the first time in ten years.. This will be the first time that Putin has canceled the annual event..

According to British intelligence analysts, the press conference was an important event in Putin's public speaking calendar and was often used as an opportunity to demonstrate the alleged honesty of the Russian leader..

“Although questions are almost certainly usually screened in advance, the cancellation is linked to growing concerns about the prevalence of anti-war sentiment in Russia,” British intelligence said..

Experts point out that the Kremlin elite is extremely sensitive to the possibility that any event involving Putin could turn into an unsanctioned discussion of a “special military operation”.

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The day before, Putin's speaker Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian president would not hold a traditional press conference this year.. It is also unknown whether the message of the Russian president to the Federal Assembly will take place..