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President sought to paint rosy picture of Russia at four-hour-long event – but citizens had other plans

In the BBC prime time spy thriller Vigil – now on a spectacular second series – we see Suranne Jones as the intrepid, and indefatigable DCI Amy Silva fighting the operators of a swarm of killer drones. First time out, she was dealing with espionage aboard a billion-pound Vanguard class…

Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed his traditional year-end press conference, after canceling last year, when Russia was doing badly on the battlefield. He combined it with a call-in program.

Discussion on Israel-Palestine conflict, and US-Russia relations with focus on US hostages. Conversation mentions political pressure and diplomacy tactics.