OREANDA-NEWS Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian leader, said that Russians under the age of 18 are contacting Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, and it is encouraging to see this.

"The younger generation is interested in the president, interested in the head of state… The age category is probably 18 minus. It's good to see that," Peskov said, answering a question from Izvestia about youth appeals to the direct line.

The program "Results of the year with Vladimir Putin", which combines a large press conference of the head of state and a live line, will be broadcast on Friday at 12.00 Moscow time. The collection of questions for the program started on December 4 at 15.00 Moscow time, it will last until its end. This year, as in 2024, GigaChat is decoding direct line calls.