At Putin’s annual news conference, a Russian journalist pops the question — to his girlfriend

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Kirill Bazhanov of Yekaterinburg's Channel 4, center, asks a question holding a sign saying he wanted to get married, during Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual news conference at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)