The message reads, in part:
“Your festive gatherings ahead of the New Year have become an important event in the public life of our capital and the entire country. Today, Moscow is once again welcoming students from cadet corps, Suvorov and Nakhimov military schools, military universities, members of youth patriotic and volunteer organisations, and foreign students studying in Russia.
I am confident that this ball will be held in a joyful atmosphere and will serve to preserve the wonderful traditions of cadet brotherhood, strengthen the connection between times and generations, the continuity of patriotic ideals and values for which our country is rightfully famous. And of course, it will contribute to promoting international humanitarian cooperation.”