The nearly 2-year-old war in Ukraine was front and center in the address, with Putin directly addressing Russia's armed forces involved in what the Kremlin has termed its “special military operation” in the neighbouring country.
Vladimir Putin claims publicly that his government has funded the thuggish organisation which is allegedly responsible for rape, torture and executions around the world.
The General SVR Telegram channel, which frequently posts updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, claimed that Mr Putin will spend the New Year in a bunker in east of the Ural Mountains.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the US and its allies of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines. Russia has previously said the US would profit from attacks on Europe's energy infrastructure.