President Vladimir Putin addresses a gala event to mark the upcoming New Year 2019 at the Bolshoi Theater, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Phot …

President Vladimir Putin addresses a gala event to mark the upcoming New Year 2019 at the Bolshoi Theater, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)