President Putin’s highly choreographed Q&A session went largely as expected, giving him a chance to show he’s in control and listening to the people.
The questions were handpicked to avoid anything awkward – and ranged from talking tough on Ukraine to addressing concerns about egg prices, and even speaking to an AI version of himself.
However, a few text messages from viewers flashed up on screens that appeared a bit too close to the bone to put to Mr Putin.
Here are a few of them, caught by reporters in the studio:
‘Make peace, deaths are unacceptable’
‘Time to call it a day’
‘Real help for ordinary people’
‘Praying for a miracle’
‘Who’s helping us in Russia?’
‘When will the war end?
‘Why can’t we look after our soldiers?
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