Putin Did Not Congratulate Zelenskyy On New Year

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not congratulate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the New Year.

This is evidenced by the congratulatory message on the Kremlin's website, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders of such countries that were previously part of the USSR: Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

At the same time, he did not congratulate the leaders of Ukraine and Georgia, as well as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Putin's congratulations are sent to the leaders of such European countries as Germany, France, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary.

He also sent congratulations to the Pope, Prince of Monaco, King of Spain, Queen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The leaders of Turkey, Israel, Syria, India, China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan will also receive congratulations from the President of Russia.

Putin congratulated the Prime Minister of Canada as well as the President of the United States.

His congratulations were sent to the leaders of Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and Venezuela.

Of the African countries, only the President of the Republic of South Africa received congratulations from the head of the Russian Federation.

Besides, Putin congratulated a number of heads of international organizations, as well as some former leaders of foreign states, in particular Angela Merkel, George W. Bush, Nicolas Sarkozy.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, U.S. President Joe Biden, during a conversation on December 7, warned Russian President Vladimir Putin about the use of economic measures in the case of an escalation of the conflict with Ukraine.

Putin, in turn, told Biden about Russia's interest in legal guarantees of NATO's eastward non-expansion.

Later, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released Russian-developed draft agreements with the United States and NATO to provide legal guarantees for Russia's security, providing for NATO's commitment to rule out further eastward expansion, in particular, Ukraine joining the alliance.

During a press conference on December 23, Putin noted the positive reaction of the United States to the Russian proposals on security guarantees and said that negotiations on this issue would begin in early 2022 in Geneva (Switzerland).

On the same day, the White House did not confirm an agreement on Biden's talks with Putin on Russian proposals for security guarantees in early 2022 in Geneva.

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