Russian TV anchor makes his name doing big interviews

Sergey Brilev, a TV anchor who is a household name in Russia, has made a career out of interviewing world leaders.

Shortly after Premier Li Keqiang landed in Moscow on Sunday, he sat down for a one-hour interview with Brilev, deputy director and anchor of Channel Rossiya 1 TV.

"I found the premier to be a very lively, visionary leader and fond of playing jokes, which I like very much," Brilev told China Daily during lunch at an Italian restaurant in downtown Moscow on Tuesday.