Putin will not congratulate the leaders of unfriendly countries on the New Year

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not congratulate the heads of unfriendly states on the New Year, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The Russian side has virtually no contacts with them, he added.

“No. Will not be. These counterparts of ours do not send any congratulations themselves. We actually have no contact with them now. And given the unfriendly actions that they are taking on an ongoing basis, the president will not congratulate them, ”Peskov answered the question of whether Putin would congratulate US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and the heads of other unfriendly countries on New Year.

December 26 Peskov informedthat Putin will not congratulate Biden on the New Year.

Press service of the Kremlin December 30 published list of state leaders who received New Year’s greetings from Vladimir Putin. Among them are President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, President of China Xi Jinping and other heads of foreign countries.

Last year, according to information on the Kremlin website, Putin congratulated the American leader on the New Year. The Russian president noted that the Russian Federation and the United States bear “a special responsibility for international and regional stability.” He also expressed hope that the countries would be able to establish “an effective Russian-American dialogue based on mutual respect and consideration of each other’s national interests.”

In addition, Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders of Canada, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, France, and others.