Overview
- The official video, posted December 29 by the Russian Embassy in Kenya, shows Vladimir Putin depicted as Santa distributing symbolic presents to selected heads of state.
- A scene with Xi Jinping places yuan and ruble ornaments together as a dollar-shaped ornament shatters, signaling messaging on de-dollarisation and tighter economic alignment with China.
- Narendra Modi is shown receiving a model of the Su-57 stealth fighter, underscoring long-running Russia–India defense ties highlighted in recent pitches about advanced aircraft collaboration.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy is portrayed receiving handcuffs and shown behind bars, reflecting provocative Kremlin rhetoric tied to the war in Ukraine.
- Other symbols include a snow globe labeled “Akkuyu” for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referencing the Russia-built Turkish nuclear plant, a framed photo of Putin’s Alaska meeting with President Donald Trump, and a sword with a note for Kim Jong Un nodding to warmer ties.