The leaders of nations Moscow considers “unfriendly” will not be sent traditional New Year and Christmas greetings from President Vladimir Putin this year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Saturday, adding that only Russia’s friends and allies will receive the messages.
The Russian leader traditionally sends official messages to current and former foreign leaders in December, where he gives them his best wishes for the upcoming holidays. However, given the unprecedented tensions Moscow is experiencing with Washington and its allies, the list of recipients has become somewhat shorter.
“[Putin] will not [send his greetings to] the unfriendly ones,” Peskov said, when asked which foreign leaders would receive the messages this year. “The friendly ones” will receive the greetings, he said, without elaborating who exactly is on the list.
Last year, the list of recipients published by the Kremlin did not include any Western leaders except for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Belgrade has traditionally had close relations to Moscow, which it has managed to retain amid the conflict between Moscow and Kiev during which relations between Russia and most European nations have taken a nosedive.
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