Accreditation for journalists to cover news conference of Vladimir Putin closed 2020-12-02 17:00:00 The news conference will be held on December 17, 2020. Due to the challenging epidemiological situation, the news conference will be held in the videoconference format this time, which the President will join from his Novo-Ogaryovo residence. Members of national federal and foreign media will be invited to the same World Trade Centre’s conference hall as in previous years. Journalists from regional media will participate in the news conference from their respective federal districts. Special video link platforms will be set up in every district. The number of participants will be limited based on Rospotrebnadzor’s requirements. List of cities outfitted with platforms to cover the news conference: Central Federal District: – Moscow – Tula Northwestern Federal District: – St Petersburg Southern Federal District: – Rostov-on-Don North Caucasus Federal District: – Stavropol Volga Federal District: – Nizhny Novgorod Ural Federal District: – Yekaterinburg Siberian Federal District: – Novosibirsk Far Eastern Federal District: – Vladivostok The list of accredited journalists and platform addresses will be posted on www.kremlin.ru website (президент.рф) on December 11, 2020. Journalists will be notified about the procedure for accessing the platforms and the ground rules by an e-mail message sent to the address indicated in the application. Contact phones: +7 (495) 606–2035; +7 (495) 606–3859; +7 (495) 606–2911