Putin sends New Year greetings to Obama, recalls responsibility of Russia, US
By Itar-TASS
Vladimir Putin said Russia and the US have a special role in resisting global challenges and threats
MOSCOW, December 31. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed US President Barack Obama with New Year greetings, saying that both countries are responsible for world stability and can cooperate on the basis of equality, the Kremlin’s press-service has said.
“In his message to US President Barack Obama the Russian head of state pointed out that next year both countries will mark the 70th anniversary of a victory for which they had fought shoulder to shoulder as anti-Hitler coalition allies,” the statement runs. “The Russian president said that historical date is a reminder of the responsibility Russia and the United States bear for maintaining world peace and stability and their special role in resisting global challenges and threats.”
“It was noted that Russian-US partnership might develop successfully with reliance on the principles of equality and mutual respect,” the press-service said.
Said another way in a related article from Al-Arabiya;
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent a New Year’s greeting to U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, saying the two countries share mutual responsibility to ensure world peace.
In a statement showing Putin’s New Year’s messages to heads of state across the world, the Russian leader addressed Obama despite the crisis in U.S.-Russian relations over Ukraine, saying the “Russian-American partnership could have been developing successfully.”
Putin said the coming year will mark 70 years since the end of World War II when countries united against Adolf Hitler.
“This historic date is a reminder of the responsibilities of Russia and the U.S. for supporting peace and international stability, their unique role in countering global challenges and threats,” the statement said.