The upcoming big press conference of President Vladimir Putin and the preparations for it once again refute rumors about the president's health problems, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov believes.
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In an interview with Russia 24 TV channel, he gave a positive reply to the remark of a journalist that a person with health problems could hardly cope with all that.
"That's what we've been saying for a long time, but we were not believed," Peskov said.
Putin will give a big conference live on the air on Thursday. As a rule, such events last for several hours. Putin's latest meeting with the press in 2008 lasted for 4 hours and 40 minutes.
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