push us back. president putin went on to say. for more on this, we canjoin my colleague vitaly shevchenko who has been much of that news conference. we will go on to some of the other that president putin has been saying in a moment. what we just cut to was the president taking a question from a member of the public who appear to be at home, that s something isn t it? ~ , , ., ., it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside of it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside of russia, - it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside of russia, but i it? well, it might be unusualfor. leaders outside of russia, but this is what vladimir putin has been doing for more than 20 years. he s been holding these 0 and a sessions called direct lines with members of the public, but the thing to remember is that very little is left unscripted during these events. whereas vladimir putin has taken difficult questions now and again,
risks continuously buydown short term risks. when russia was attacking the international system, whether it is with regards to a tepid response to poisoning with regards to a tepid response to poisoning and the chemical weapons attack poisoning and the chemical weapons attack in poisoning and the chemical weapons attack in salsbury and the assassinations in germany, the election assassinations in germany, the election interference, illicit finance election interference, illicit finance. and we didn t take the steps finance. and we didn t take the steps we finance. and we didn t take the steps we needed to because we wanted to keep steps we needed to because we wanted to keep their relationship somewhat nornrat~ to keep their relationship somewhat normal. that was the hope. and now we have normal. that was the hope. and now we have a normal. that was the hope. and now we have a much more aggressive and much we have a much more aggressive and much more we have a