Overview
- In a televised speech, Vladimir Putin praised participants in the 'special military operation,' urged Russians to support them, voiced confidence in victory and called the nation a strong, united family.
- The address was recorded at the Kremlin, ran about three minutes and 20 seconds, and began airing first in Kamchatka and Chukotka ahead of local midnight as part of the annual broadcast ritual.
- Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev released a video thanking those spending the holiday at the front and said the country is proud of them and awaits them home with victory.
- Roscosmos shared a video of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikaev and Oleg Platonov on the ISS sending New Year wishes for health, peace and perseverance.
- MFA spokesperson Maria Zakharova invoked Petrov‑Vodkin’s iconic red horse in a cultural New Year wish, and U.S. chargé d’affaires Douglas Dieckhaus posted a greeting to Russians wishing health, peace and well‑being.