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Foreign leaders, including Xi Jinping, send Putin written birthday greetings, Kremlin aide says
En breve
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said numerous written birthday greetings have been sent to President Vladimir Putin, including one from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Putin turns 74 on October 7, when he is scheduled to hold several telephone calls with foreign heads of state. Ushakov did not say whom the president will speak to.
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Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that many foreign leaders have sent written birthday greetings to President Vladimir Putin, including Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ushakov gave the remarks at a briefing, according to Vedomosti. TASS and RIA Novosti reported the same briefing, with RIA Novosti leading on Xi Jinping and other leaders. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Putin marks his birthday on October 7 and will turn 74, Vedomosti reported. According to Ushakov, the president will hold several telephone conversations with heads of other states that day. The aide did not specify whom Putin would speak with. [ 3 ]
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said several events are planned in Putin's birthday schedule and that they would be announced later, Vedomosti reported. Ushakov noted that on his previous birthday Putin received about 40 greetings, among them from the presidents of Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan and the prime ministers of Armenia and India. [ 3 ]
Por qué importa
The greetings from foreign leaders, announced by the Kremlin, are the kind of diplomatic courtesy that Russian state outlets treat as a sign of Putin's standing abroad. The documents give no further consequences; the practical outcome is a birthday schedule that includes several calls with foreign leaders.
Datos clave
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said at a briefing that numerous written birthday greetings have been received for President Vladimir Putin, including from Chinese President Xi Jinping. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Putin marks his birthday on October 7 and turns 74. [ 3 ]
- Ushakov said Putin will hold several telephone conversations with heads of other states on that day. [ 3 ]
- Ushakov did not specify whom Putin will speak with. [ 3 ]
- On his previous birthday Putin received about 40 greetings, Ushakov said, including from the leaders of Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and India. [ 3 ]
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said several events are planned in Putin's birthday schedule and would be announced later. [ 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
Aún sin aclarar
- Which foreign leaders Putin will speak to by telephone on his birthday. Ushakov said calls are planned but did not name the participants, and no other document identifies them.
- How many greetings Putin has received this year. Ushakov described the greetings as numerous; the only figure in the documents, about 40, refers to the previous birthday.
- The exact form of Xi Jinping's greeting. Vedomosti quotes Ushakov listing Xi among written greetings; the state agencies' headline summaries do not specify the form.
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- TASS reports that Ushakov said many foreign leaders sent Putin written birthday greetings. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that Xi Jinping and other leaders sent Putin birthday greetings. [ 2 ]
- Vedomosti reports Ushakov's briefing, including the greetings from Xi Jinping and the plan for telephone calls on October 7. [ 3 ]
- Putin's birthday; he turns 74 and is to hold several telephone conversations with heads of other states, according to Ushakov. [ 3 ]