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Live Blog: Putin's Annual Address As It Happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his annual address to parliament.

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual state-of-the-nation address to parliament to focus on domestic affairs, including measures to counter Russia’s declining population.

-- The address was delivered this year at Moscow’s Manezh exhibition hall.

-- It was the 16th time Putin has delivered the address before an audience that includes government ministers, judges from the constitutional and supreme courts, leading regional officials, and other members of the political elite.

08:45 15.1.2020

Putin is expected to discuss poverty in Russia and the defeat of Nazi Germany ahead of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. In this tweet, opposition leader Aleksei Navalny takes a swipe: "Why didn't he fight poverty earlier, and what does Victory have to do with anything? It's clear: Putin spent the past 20 years on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, and he didn't have time to deal with poverty."


08:37 15.1.2020

Putin's annual address to the Federal Assembly (the State Duma and the Federation Council), plus much of Russia's political elite, will be broadcast live on most, if not all, Russia's state-run TV channels, plus related radio and online streaming platforms.

Current Time is also streaming Putin's speech, and offering commentary and analysis -- before and after. (In Russian).

You can watch on Current Time's main web page here, or on their YouTube channel:

08:10 15.1.2020

Putin's annual address is expected to start at 12.00 p.m. Moscow time (9.00 a.m. GMT).

08:08 15.1.2020

Good morning!

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