“We are still planning it in a live format,” RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying.

According to him, the Kremlin does not rule out "some adjustments."

“But for now, it is planned as usual - the final press conference, annual, which is held in the second half of December,” he added.

Peskov noted that they plan to add elements of a direct line with the president to the press conference, which they decided not to carry out this year.

Earlier, a Kremlin spokesman said that a direct line with Putin in the traditional format will not take place this year.

On December 19, 2019, Putin's 15th big press conference took place. It lasted 4 hours and 20 minutes.