During his annual end-of-year news conference, Vladimir Putin was asked about relations between Russia and the West. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg asked the Kremlin leader whether Russian authorities consider themselves “white and fluffy” – a Russian expression which means squeaky clean – when it comes to accepting responsibility for worsening ties. Mr Putin struck a defiant tone in an exchange with our correspondent when asked about Russia’s role in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the country’s most prominent opposition activist.
Does Putin admit any responsibility for ‘new Cold War’? – BBC News
