'Buenas Noches': Putin Greets Children of Spies Who Were Unaware They Were Russian

The Kremlin says two children of Russian sleeper agents who returned to Moscow on August 1 as part of a prisoner exchange with the West did not know they were Russian until they had boarded a flight out of Slovenia, according to Russian state media.

The children’s parents, Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva, had been convicted of espionage by a Slovenian court just a day earlier. The couple had been posing as Argentinians after arriving in Slovenia in 2017 and were arrested in 2022.

The children also do not speak Russian, so President Vladimir Putin greeted them in Spanish as they arrived off the plane, said Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Footage released by the Kremlin shows Putin saying “buenas noches” to the two children — Spanish for “good evening” — after hugging Anna Dultseva and handing her flowers.

Peskov also confirmed that the couple had been working for Russian intelligence as so-called “illegals” — a term for Russian deep-cover spies operating under unofficial covers — and said children learned of their parents’ ties to Russia on the flight. Neither child knew who Putin was before meeting him, he added.

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[Meetvluthra]

Real life "The Americans" happening here

[KEALEBOGALetsholonyane]

Those kids will grow up to be great patriots with their childhood experience in hindsight

[c_uppy]

😩😩our dear father imagine being given flowers by Putin himself imagine being given a hug by Putin and then him giving you flowers

[JonHeillaender]

Unfortunately we dont have leaders like that in germany

[chorlauheung]

This seems too much like the opening scenes from the Marvel movie, "Black Widow." Spy couple, children of Russian spy couple, fleeing, arriving at an airport....etc

[JonHeillaender]

Damn It I just love the russians 😁 they take care of their people

[iclite]

😊awe. Welcome home. 🙂. Beautiful flowers❤

[Mrvl]

imagine living the American dream and then your father puts you on a plane and say we're Russian and going to live in Russia now. WTF. That must have sucked big time.

[BlakeGibbons]

You can't simply look as russian as you can possibly look and just "not know" that you're russian

[aliasgardelitobanfield]

Buenas noches, esos pibes son Argentinos 😅😂

[stevenphillips]

But is there for the Russian people witch is more than anyone can for our government who prays on its people

[JorgeRzezak]

How affectionate Putin is. Like any mafia godfather.

[TEMPLED]

But why are the engines still running? Lol

[Nkolas]

This is Putin's double. His movements are somewhat nervous.

[slaveinsanity]

How they not know they're RUSSIAN....I call BS

[Wolffur]

I hope that the Argentine government allows the kids to emigrate back eventually. They are blameless in this.
This whole scenario is the stuff of nightmares.

[gemmalfirefly]

They just ruined these children’s lives. Those children will never be the same and they’re gonna have a hard time acclimating to a nation that probably will not give them all the advantages of first country