Putin presents bouquets to ballet dancers at New Year gala

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes pictures with ballet dancers who took part in The Nutcracker as part of the 2019 New Year gala event held at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater on Thursday, December 27, 2018. People of all walks of life were invited to the gala. [Photo: Sputnik via VCG/Alexei Druzhinin]