Overview
- Dmitry Peskov said the candies featuring quotations from Vladimir Putin that were brought to the United States were Kirill Dmitriev’s personal choice.
- During a Miami meeting, Dmitriev gave Rep. Anna Paulina Luna flowers, a chocolate bar with Putin’s portrait, and a box of candies printed with Putin quotations.
- RIA Novosti found the Putin-branded chocolate listed as sold out on Ozon, with delivery marked unavailable.
- Wildberries showed the item out of stock, and the quotation candies did not appear in marketplace search results.
- The product listing identified Rosshokolad as the seller, and packaging included slogans such as “We don’t abandon our own” and a line saying dialogue with Russia from a position of strength is pointless.