450 Children Dead Due to War... Putin Says "I Also Believe in Santa"

Depicted as Santa in Anti-Western Propaganda Video Released on SNS
Foreign Media Points Out "Conversation Seems Scripted"

Putin Attending Children's Charity Event Photo by EPA·Yonhap News

On the 22nd (local time), Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a child's question about whether he believes in Russia's version of Santa Claus, "Ded Moroz" (Grandfather Frost), by saying, "Usually, anyone with dignity believes in him."

According to the British Daily Telegraph, President Putin, somewhat stiff at a children's charity fundraising event held in Moscow that day, shrugged his shoulders as if it were obvious and said, "Of course, I believe too."

However, the Daily Telegraph pointed out that "this conversation seems scripted."

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin was also depicted as Santa Claus in an anti-Western propaganda video released on social networking services (SNS).

In a roughly two-minute video clip produced by a company called Signal, Putin transforms into Santa and changes a photo of a child’s same-sex parents into a photo of opposite-sex parents.

Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph reported that the number of children who have died in Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia, has reached 450.

In a video clip of about 2 minutes produced by the production company Signal, Putin appears as Santa. Photo by SIGNAL (video capture)

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