Over 1.5 million questions asked in upcoming Putin’s Q&A session

Vladimir Putin file photo with VOA logo; screen shot from video still

MOSCOW. April 15 (Interfax) – Over 1.5 million questions have been asked in the upcoming Q&A session of President Vladimir Putin to begin at noon on April 16.

“We have received 1.2 million calls, approximately 24,000 MMS messages, 285,000 text messages, 6,500 video questions and almost 190,000 e-mails sent to the website,” Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

Russians wishing to ask the president a question have been very active, he said.

According to Peskov, Wednesday is the final day of preparations for the Q&A session. The Kremlin spokesman said the preparations involved many companies, organizations and people.

 

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