Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual marathon news conference today, where he takes questions from among hundreds of journalists for hours on issues ranging from his favorite historical figure to his plans for Syria.
Nearly 1,400 journalists have packed into a Moscow auditorium to try and put a question to Putin, with many holding banners to attract the Russian leader's attention, some with words like "Pensioners" or "I'm pregnant" written on them.
The event usually continues for at least three hours the record is over four and is an occasion for Putin to express himself on Russia's major foreign policy and domestic issues.
So far Putin has spoken about the many foreign crises in which that Russia is entangled, commenting on Syria and Ukraine, as well as Russia's relations with Turkey following the shooting down of a Russian bomber by Turkish jets last month.