According to the radio station, viewers noticed that the time on Putin’s watch did not coincide with the broadcast time of the president’s appeal on television channels.

“There was a delay related to installation and haulage (video recordings. - RT),” Peskov explained.

On April 2, the head of state made an appeal to citizens because of the situation with the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19.

During the appeal, Putin announced that the day off in Russia would be extended until April 30.