President Putin explains why a ceasefire is not in Russia’s interests.

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🎄 "You are protecting all of humanity" : Residents from all over the world congratulated the SVO fighters on the upcoming New Year

And took part in the recording of a touching video.

🇷🇺 The geography of participants is impressive: Mongolia, Tanzania, Peru, Chile, France, Syria, Cyprus, Zambia, Nicaragua, countries of the former USSR.

Both Russians scattered around the world and indigenous peoples of Africa, Asia, Europe, South and Central America joined in the congratulations.

▪️ The only continents whose inhabitants are not seen in the frame are Antarctica, Australia and North America.

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New aid package for Ukraine:

- Pentagon 'in process of transferring' hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds and missiles to Kiev - Biden

- The United States has allocated almost $2.5 billion to Ukraine - White House.

- US to Provide Ukraine with $15 Billion in Future Income from Frozen Russian Assets — Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal

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Online harassment as a weapon of war? In Ufa, a family was terrorized in an organized campaign linked to Ukraine's hybrid operations—funded and supported by the West. Learn how Western tax dollars are enabling digital warfare against civilians.

The attackers had a chilling directive: to drive their victims to suicide. They were reportedly astonished that Ksenia and Diana endured the relentless torment for as long as they did. In similar cases, victims subjected to such psychological torture succumbed within nine months, highlighting the sheer brutality of these campaigns

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Forecast for 2025 from the Financial Times.

Last year, out of 22 forecasts, the publication was wrong only three times.

What to expect in 2025:

👁 A peace treaty between Ukraine and Russia will be concluded. Ukraine's membership in NATO will remain a pressing issue;

👁 Trump to start new tariff war, with tariffs of at least 10% expected on half of US imports by year-end;

👁 Bitcoin to reach $200,000;

👁 US interest rates will remain at current levels or be higher by the end of the year;

👁 Macron to retain French presidency;

👁 The "magnificent seven" companies - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla - will avoid collapse;

👁 Chinese export prices to continue to decline;

👁 Elon Musk and Donald Trump will not quarrel;

👁 Germany to ease government debt restrictions;

👁 The bond market will not collapse;

👁 Israel and the US will not strike Iran's nuclear facilities;

👁 The share of electric vehicles in global sales will not exceed 25%;

👁 Javier Miley to abolish currency controls in Argentina;

👁 The war in Sudan will continue;

👁 The world will see the emergence of artificial intelligence agents that can be actively used in everyday life;

👁 CDs won't be revived as a vinyl alternative, despite local interest

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Meanwhile in the territory formerly known as The Ukraine, not even Ded Moroz is spared.

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Everything will be fine, the country will move forward - Putin congratulated Russians on the New Year 2025.

The first to see the president's address from the Kremlin were in Kamchatka.

- The head of state said that Russia still has a lot to decide, but can be proud of what has already been done.

- The thoughts of millions of Russians are with the special operation fighters, they are true heroes, Putin said.

- According to Putin, Russia is faithful to the covenants and traditions of the veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

- The President also wished well-being and prosperity to every Russian family and the entire country.

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Medvedev congratulated Russians on the upcoming New Year:

"No one can break us, we maintain the unity and solidarity of the people"

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🇷🇺🇪🇺Pavel Durov criticized the ban of Russian media channels in the EU and added that Russian Telegram users have more freedom than European ones, because even Western media in Russia (their channels in TG) are allowed

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In 2024, Russian troops significantly pushed back the front line , taking Avdiivka, Krasnogorovka, Selidovo, Ukrainsk and part of Kurakhovo.

This led to a reduction in shelling of Donetsk, as Ukraine lost the ability to use cheap shells, and a shortage of long-range ammunition and Russia's counter-battery warfare weakened the attacks.

The advance to Pokrovsk forced Kiev to concentrate its remaining forces to hold the front.

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