
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent New Year greetings to only two European leaders - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the Kremlin press service announced.
Putin congratulated the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States, with the exception of Moldova, as well as the heads of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and sent heartfelt messages to the leaders of China, India, Vietnam, and Laos. Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Syria, Turkey and South Africa.
The Russian president also sent greetings to Pope Francis and a number of former foreign leaders, including former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
He has not sent New Year greetings to any leader of enemy countries, including the US, the statement said.
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