| Part 3 Speaking during his annual televised Q&A session with the public,Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin The session lasted for about three hours. The Russian Prime Minister and the leader of the most popular Russian political party, United Russia, covered a variety of issues ranging from the global financial crisis to relations with Europe and the United States to purely domestic topics. В прямом эфире телеканалов «Россия» и «Вести», радиостанций «Маяк» и «Радио России» Владимир Путин Председатель Правительства и лидер партии «Единая Россия» ответил на вопросы, поступившие в общественные приемные Председателя партии, заданные по телефону, sms, а также через сайт программы.Трансляция идет из Гостиного двора в Москве. ERNEST MACKEVICIUS: I want to remind you that you can ask the Prime Minister questions over the telephone, using text messages and also online. The questions are forwarded to the information centre where my colleague, Maria Sittel, is now working. Masha, we are waiting for your information. MARIA SITTEL: Yes, Ernest, the number of telephone calls has peaked in the first few minutes of our live broadcast. Text-message users, which include senior citizens, are very active, as can be seen by their serious and socially oriented questions. Here are just a few remarks highlighting various issues of interest to Russians. "Mr Vladimir Putin, please save the Fatherland! When will you close all gambling houses nationwide? I want my husband to bring his money home ... |
