Putin for the first time received birthday greetings from Trump
This became a symbolic victory for Putin, who had stopped receiving greetings from the leaders of major Western states after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
A phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the evening of October 9 allowed the Russian president to receive the first, according to open sources, personal birthday greeting from an American leader. There were no reports of such greetings during either Trump's first or second presidential terms, writes "Agentstvo".
This became a symbolic victory for Putin, who had stopped receiving greetings from the leaders of major Western states after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
Now the Kremlin has the opportunity to demonstrate that the Russian president is not in complete international isolation.
Trump's greeting was reported on Saturday night by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. According to him, already on October 7, the special envoy of the American president, Steve Witkoff, asked to convey to Putin "heartfelt greetings and best wishes" from Trump.
During the phone conversation between Putin and Trump on October 9, the American president congratulated Putin on his past birthday and wished him success and prosperity. Trump also conveyed greetings from his wife Melania, Ushakov said.
Even during Trump's first presidential term, there were no reports of his greetings to Putin.
After returning to the presidential chair in 2025, Trump also did not congratulate Putin. This was confirmed on October 15 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Interestingly, on October 8, 2026 (already after Witkoff, according to Ushakov's latest statement, conveyed Trump's greetings to Putin), Peskov reported at a briefing that no congratulatory telegram from Trump had been received.
Putin himself, during Trump's two presidential terms, congratulated him on his birthday at least three times. In June 2018, he sent a congratulatory telegram. After Trump's return to the White House, Putin congratulated him annually: in June 2025 — by phone, and in June 2026 — by phone and a written message published on the Kremlin website.
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