In Russia, they demand to recognize Santa Claus as a foreign agent

Russia plans to ban Santa Claus, accusing the image of destroying "traditional Russian values."

In Russia, the head of the Federal Project on Security and Anti-Corruption Vitaliy Borodin appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation with a request to recognize the brand Santa Claus a foreign agent. It is reported Shot.

Thus, according to Borodin, Santa Claus is used by many foreign companies, in particular Father Christmas Ltd, which owns the trademarks Santa Claus, Father Christmas and Cyber ​​Santa. He believes that these companies finance the image of Santa in Russia to "destroy traditional Russian values."

Borodin also stated that Santa Claus is popular in "unfriendly" countries and "is displacing the image of Santa Claus."