From our Russification of Kuba Bureau with some assistance from or Bureau of Latrine American Groveling, Bootlicking and Butt-kissing.
Czar Vlad the Invader turned 72 on October 7, but according to his Ministry of Truth, the monarch of Grand Putinia spent the day working hard on the task of expanding his empire. But Vlad’s steely dedication to his work didn’t deter Trucutú Díaz-Canalla –his viceroy in Kuba, from sending him an effusive message in which he praised the Czar as “one of the most outstanding and most respected statesmen in the world.” Bravo, Trucutú, for your excellent groveling.
Behind the imperial curtain, however, Vlad had a glum birthday due to the lack of progress in his conquest of Ukraine, and also due to the fact that only eight heads of state sent him messages. So, give extra points to Trucutú, for being the only Latrine American bootlicker to wish him happy birthday. Yeah.
Loosely translated from Diario de Cuba
The number of world leaders congratulating Vladimir Putin on his birthday, which took place on Monday, October 7, continues to decrease. There were 14 in 2022, 10 in 2023, and only 8 in 2024. Among them is Miguel Díaz-Canel, who has become one of the most publicly loyal leaders to the Kremlin chief.
“Congratulations on your birthday, dear President Vladimir Putin,” the Cuban leader wrote on his X profile. “From Cuba, where you are admired and respected as the friend you have proven to be, I send you my embrace and best wishes for you, your family, and your people,” he added.
Díaz-Canel shared his congratulatory message along with a post from the Russian Embassy in Havana on his social media, which reads: “Today celebrates his birthday one of the most outstanding and most respected statesmen in the world, Vladimir Putin!”
Despite the official celebrations emphasizing the supposed affection of the Russian people for the president, who just turned 72, and the respect he supposedly inspires in other leaders, only Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Putin by phone to congratulate him.
Joining the small list were North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, who sent a congratulatory message, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. All are part of an increasingly smaller group of allies, within which Díaz-Canel feels at ease.
As a notable mention, Russian ultranationalist ideologue Alexander Dugin posted on Telegram, “God save the tsar!” referring to Putin.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the Russian leader worked all day on his birthday and that “nothing particularly festive” was planned. His agenda included “closed-door working meetings” followed by a gathering with the leaders of the former Soviet states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
However, Monday was not exactly filled with good news for the Russian president. On that day, Ukraine attacked the Feodosia Oil Terminal, the largest in Crimea, as well as the nearby Belbek and Saky airfields.
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