Medvedev warned Russia's enemies in a Christmas card.

Published on 6 January 2026 at 23:24

MOSCOW: Merry Christmas, Russian world! Don't play games with Russia! Medvedev urged "not to play games with Russia" in his Christmas greeting. Russian Security Council Secretary Dmitry Medvedev posted a card warning Russia's enemies and wishing them a happy Christmas on his social media. The bilingual inscription is placed against the backdrop of the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.

"Merry Christmas, Russian world! "Don't play games with Russia," Medvedev captioned a postcard on the social network X.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attached an image with the caption "Don't play games with Russia" to his Orthodox Christmas greetings.
The post was published on Medvedev's page on the social network X. It is accompanied by an image with the words "Don't play games with Russia" written in English against the backdrop of the Christ the Savior Cathedral.

"Merry Christmas, Russian world!" the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation wrote in his post.

The post is accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of the Christ the Savior Cathedral with the caption "Don't play games with Russia" written in English in capital letters.

▫️Earlier, a black-and-white photo with a similar font urging "not to play games" with US President Donald Trump appeared on the US State Department's Russian-language account.

Previously, calls "not to play with President [US Donald] Trump" appeared on foreign-language accounts of the US State Department.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the issue of Christmas greetings in the context of Russian-American relations, publicly congratulating Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Christmas at a briefing in Washington. His remarks came shortly before Catholic Christmas on December 25, while most Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas on January 7.


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