MOSCOW, April 18 (Itar-Tass) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a hot-line question-and-answer session at noon on April 25, the Kremlin’s press-service has said. It will be broadcast by Channel 1, Rossiya 1, and Russia 24 television channels and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Russia radio stations.

“To preserve the traditions of the more than ten-year-old practice of such programs the head of state will be answering questions of interest to the general public concerning socio-political and socio-economic affairs,” the statement runs.