During a press conference held on December 19, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio jokingly expressed regret about the risk of being ignored by journalists due to Russian President Vladimir Putin's "Year in Review" speech, reports The New York Times.
"He's trying to stop me from converting," the newspaper reported Rubio as saying.
On December 19, Putin hosted the program "Summary of the Year". The press conference of the US Secretary of State began during the program, which attracted the attention of major global media.
