In addition to Putin’s face, the packages contained the following inscriptions: “We are not abandoning our own!” and “Great words from a “great” man.”
“We continue the Russia-US dialogue,” Dmitriev, known as Putin’s negotiator, signed his post.
Russian propaganda outlet RT claims that Dmitriev brought This as a gift to the Americans. The channel published an image of the candies, citing marketplaces. Dmitriev himself reposted the propagandists’ message on Telegram.
Each of them has a cover with a quote from Putin. Among them: “The borders of Russia do not end anywhere,” “We are ready to accept any challenge of time and win!”, “If a fight is inevitable, we must strike first.”
Context
Dmitriev arrived in USA on October 24. CNN's interlocutors noted that his visit is taking place against the background cancellation of the summit American President Donald Trump with Putin in Budapest and after the introduction of the US sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil – two largest Russian oil companies. According to Axios sources, Dmitriev was supposed to hold talks with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami.
