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Russians quiz Putin in phone-in 'Don't squeeze N Korea' - Putin
(40 minutes later)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking questions from across Russia in a nationwide multimedia broadcast. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said North Korea should not be driven into a corner if the world wants to rein in its nuclear weapons programme.
People can take part by telephone or e-mail, and residents in nine selected towns are putting their questions direct to Mr Putin in a TV link-up. "You must never push one of the participants in talks into a corner", Mr Putin said in a live TV phone-in with Russians nationwide.
The phone-in, held four times before, started at 0800 GMT. He said some negotiators "failed to find the right tone" with North Korea.
Mr Putin said a solution could be found "with goodwill". North Korea said on 9 October it had tested a nuclear weapon.
Mr Putin's phone-in is being broadcast on national television networks and major radio stations.
People can take part by telephone or e-mail, and residents in nine selected towns are putting their questions direct to Mr Putin.
More than a million questions have been submitted to the organisers' website, many about worries over wages, pensions and rising housing costs.More than a million questions have been submitted to the organisers' website, many about worries over wages, pensions and rising housing costs.
The event is being broadcast on national television networks and major radio stations.
Correspondents say if the session follows previous appearances, Mr Putin is likely to face tailor-made, even fawning questions, with the occasional difficult topic being raised.
One of the towns chosen to take part directly is Kondopoga close to the border with Finland, where in August violent race riots erupted and businesses owned by migrants were attacked.One of the towns chosen to take part directly is Kondopoga close to the border with Finland, where in August violent race riots erupted and businesses owned by migrants were attacked.
The BBC's James Rodgers, who is in Kondopoga, says given the town's recent anti-immigrant violence, the subject may well be raised by residents during the broadcast.