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TASS: Putin congratulates world leaders on New Year
Putin has congratulated the American people in the person of US President-elect Donald Trump rather than outgoing US President Barack Obama
MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the heads of the G7 Group of industrialized nations with Christmas and the coming New Year, the Kremlin press office reported on Friday.
The congratulatory messages address the leaders of the United Kingdom, including the British Queen, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United States. Moreover, according to the congratulatory address, Putin congratulated the American people in the person of US President-elect Donald Trump rather than outgoing US President Barack Obama.
At the same time, Putin conveyed congratulations to Obama in a special statement on Russia’s response to a new wave of Washington’s anti-Russian sanctions.
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Update #1: Putin congratulates Trump, not Obama, in New Year's statement (CNN).
Update #2: Putin snubs Obama in favor of Trump in holiday greeting (Politico)
WNU Editor: Russian President Putin's New Year's Message is here .... New Year greetings to foreign heads of state and government (Kremlin).
Update #3: Russian President Putin did, however, include a very short greeting for Obama in a separate news release — the one announcing his decision not to retaliate for the sanctions imposed by the U.S. president.
“It is regrettable that the Obama Administration is ending its term in this manner,” Putin said. “Nevertheless, I offer my New Year greetings to President Obama and his family.”
That entire statement is here.
Update #4: Russian President Putin is right about this .... Vladimir Putin's New Year message: Russia had a 'difficult year' in 2016 (SKY News).
