MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin answered the questions from 23 people in two hours at the combined Direct Line Q&A and year-end press conference.

Among them were 13 representatives of mass media, including foreign ones: the Xinhua news agency and CNN. Regional journalists also asked questions. Most journalists posed several questions at once.

Citizens' questions were mainly about price rises and social policies. Journalists more often asked about the course of the special military operation, defense and international issues.