In a video posted by journalist Pavel Zarubin, a girl asked the head of state if he believed in Santa Claus.

"Of course.

All decent people should believe in Santa Claus.

So we are like-minded people,” Putin replied.

He also took part in the "Christmas Tree of Wishes" campaign, took three postcards with the wishes of children from the Christmas tree.

One of them was from a child from the Zaporozhye region.

At the end of 2021, during a press conference, Putin spoke about his readiness to act as a lawyer for Santa Claus, who was “sued” by a resident of St. Petersburg.