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Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent Happy New Year wishes to the leaders of Syria, China and others close to the Kremlin, but not to those of the United States, Germany and France, a presidential spokesman said today.
“These counterparts did not send us any greetings.. In fact, we have no contact with them. [com o Presidente dos EUA Joe Biden, o chanceler alemão Olaf Scholz, e o Presidente francês Emmanuel Macron]”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“And because of the hostile acts that they constantly do, the president will not send any greetings,” Peskov added.
On the other hand, Vladimir Putin has already sent wishes for a happy 2023 several leaders close to the Kremlin.
According to a list released today by the Russian Presidency, Vladimir Putin congratulated in particular the Chinese Xi Jinping, the Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Syrian Bashar al-Assad and the Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro, as well as the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra. Mode. .
According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin also sent greetings to two former Western leaders, Silvio Berlusconi of Italy and Gerhard Schröder of Germany.
Source: Observadora
