Journalist Proposes to Girlfriend Live During Putin's Press Conference

• Kirill Bazhanov, a 23-year-old journalist, proposed to his girlfriend Olechka live during Vladimir Putin's year-end press conference.
• He caught Putin's attention with a 'I want to get married' placard and asked 'Olechka, marry me!' on air.
• The spontaneous proposal drew laughter, cheers, and applause from reporters and was broadcast live.
• TASS later reported that his girlfriend had accepted the proposal, leading to more applause, with Putin joining in.
• Bazhanov invited Putin to the wedding, who declined but made a light-hearted remark about financial support for young families.

Why It Matters: A Russian journalist's live proposal during Putin's press conference adds a rare romantic twist.