Q: Do you know how ordinary Russians live?
A: I do. I was just telling my colleagues how my father used to check the electric meter to make sure we could afford to pay on time.
Q: They say you are obsessed with digital economy.
A: It is the future. We have all the preconditions.
Q: Do you really believe that these questions aren’t fake?
A: None of these questions were prepared.
Speaking on his annual call-in show on June 15, Putin compared Comey's move to that of NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who has been living in Russia since 2013 after leaking classified information. Putin said, sarcastically, that Russia could also grant Comey political asylum like Snowden. (AP)
Putin
- speaks Russian, German, and some English;
- has never read a book about himself;
- once caught a 20-kilo fish.
The end is near.
Q: Who will be your successor?
A: First of all, I am still working. Second, it's the voters who decide.
"Everything will be alright," Putin says.