【Putin has sent New Year's greetings to Trump】The Kremlin Press Service announced on December 30 that Putin has sent greetings and letters to the heads of state and government leaders of many countries for the upcoming holidays - Christmas and the New Year of 2026.
The messages were sent to leaders of many partner countries and strategic allies of Russia. This includes the heads of state and government leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In addition, leaders of a number of countries friendly to Russia also received congratulations, such as Abkhazia, South Ossetia (these two regions are not recognized by the international community), as well as China, India, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Brazil, Cuba, etc.
US leaders also received Putin's holiday greetings, as did the leaders of North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Ethiopia, South Africa, and the Vatican.
In addition, Putin also sent holiday greetings to several former foreign leaders who have made important contributions to the development of relations with Russia, including former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, etc.
Traditionally, leaders of countries exchange greetings during New Year and Christmas, which is part of diplomatic etiquette and reflects the importance of maintaining international dialogue.
Previously, Vladimir Putin also sent greetings to Russian military personnel who were about to celebrate the New Year. The head of state highly praised the soldiers and officers who participated in the execution of combat tasks for their contributions to the country. Putin
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