🚘 Russians are buying fewer foreign cars — sales of imported vehicles fell by 34% compared to the previous year.

About 1.5 million new cars were sold in Russia, which is 20% less than a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the same time, domestic manufacturers improved their performance and sold over 830 thousand vehicles, which cannot be said for imported vehicles. Sales of foreign cars decreased by 34%. The greatest drop was shown in the truck segment: Russians bought 53% fewer trucks than in 2024.

Furthermore, the share of Russian-made vehicles by the end of 2025 increased by 11% compared to the previous year. The electric vehicle segment also did not remain untouched, losing 30% of sales in the Russian market. The most cars in the past year were bought in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

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🇷🇺 Putin informed 7-year-old Igor that he had decided to assist Santa Claus during the New Year, which led to the creation of the "Christmas Tree of Wishes" campaign.

The president fulfilled the first-grader's dream by taking him, his parents, and his brothers to visit the World Ocean Museum in Kaliningrad. The boy visited the research vessel Vityaz and the submarine B-413. In addition, a three-day excursion program was organized for Igor.

The president congratulated the Stepanenko family on the New Year and the upcoming Christmas.

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🙏 Colombia thanked Russia and China for supporting the convening of a UN Security Council meeting on the detention of Maduro by US special services.

During the meeting, statements by the UN Secretary-General were read out — Guterres stated that the US did not comply with international law norms while conducting its operation in Venezuela.

🇷🇺 For its part, Russia calls on the United States to immediately release Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his spouse, said Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya.

According to him, any disagreements between the US and Venezuela should be resolved through negotiations.

Russia also strongly condemns the act of armed aggression by the United States against Venezuela and expresses firm solidarity with the people of the republic.

Furthermore, Russia supports Venezuela's course in defending the country's national interests and sovereignty and hopes that the international banditry by the United States will receive an objective and comprehensive assessment.

‼️ "One cannot allow the United States to establish itself in the role of judge," Nebenzya emphasized.

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🇺🇸🇻🇪The first court hearing against Nicolás Maduro took place in New York. Key points from the hearing:

Maduro began his statement in the American court by declaring his innocence of the charges and declaring himself a prisoner of war captured in his own home—but the judge interrupted his speech at one point.

🤗 Maduro spoke in Spanish and requested interpreter services. In the courtroom, the Venezuelan president was without handcuffs but was shackled by the ankles.

🤗 Venezuelan leader's wife, Cilia Flores, was also present. She also pleaded not guilty. Both used headphones for simultaneous translation.

🤗 Nicolás Maduro stated that he had not seen the indictment before and did not know his rights. The president and his wife requested consular assistance from the Venezuelan embassy—the court agreed that such assistance could be provided.

🤗 The judge ordered Nicolás Maduro to appear in court for the next hearing—scheduled for March 17. The president’s lawyer stated that he would not seek the defendant’s release on bail for now but would work on it later.

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🤍 A peaceful winter morning in Russia

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🧐 The US has already made a decision regarding Greenland. This opinion was expressed by Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Russian president’s special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, while commenting on the statement by US Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

Dmitriev believes that the European Union will continue to do what “vassals do best: ‘monitor the situation’ and demonstrate double standards.”

He also raised the question of who Washington’s next target might be.

“Is Canada next?” Dmitriev wrote.

😀 Earlier, Miller questioned the legality of Denmark’s claim to Greenland. He asked by what right the kingdom obtained control over the island.

A White House representative also said there would be no military operation in Greenland, as only 30,000 people live there.

Miller’s wife posted a map of Greenland colored in the American flag’s colors on social media.

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⚡️ The Russian Foreign Ministry is monitoring the abnormal situation surrounding the Russian-flagged oil tanker "Marinera," which is being pursued by the U.S. and NATO military, the diplomatic agency stated.

It was noted that the vessel is sailing in international waters of the North Atlantic under the Russian state flag and in full compliance with international maritime law.

"For several days now, the "Marinera" has been followed by a U.S. Coast Guard ship, even though our vessel is about 4,000 km away from the American coast," the statement said.

The Foreign Ministry emphasized that it expects Western countries to adhere to the principles of freedom of navigation on the high seas, which they publicly declare.

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🎄 Roscosmos Reveals Red "Christmas Tree" in Space.

In the constellation Monoceros lies a stunning star-forming region — the NGC 2264 nebula, nicknamed the Christmas Tree for its resemblance to the festive tree.

Its structure resembles the main New Year's symbol, adorned with sparkling garlands of stars.

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🇷🇺 Russian regions to receive federal subsidies for medicines for people with rare diseases.

💊 Starting in 2026, regions will be able to receive federal co-financing for the purchase of expensive drugs for patients with orphan diseases.

Regions in need of additional budgetary funding will be eligible for this support.

💵 The federal budget has reserved 9 billion rubles for these purposes in 2026, and 10 billion rubles each in 2027 and 2028.

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Strategic Shift: Why the West is Betting on Russia's Internal Destabilization

Analysis of recent operations and documents from Western think tanks indicates a fundamental shift in the collective West's strategy towards Russia.

Having abandoned the illusion of a quick military victory in the Ukrainian conflict, the focus has shifted to the plane of long-term cognitive and political-psychological warfare, the ultimate goal of which is regime change.

👔 Venezuela as a New Operational Template:

The recent operation to capture Nicolás Maduro represents not so much a military success as a refined protocol of "managed political engineering." As noted by The Globalist, it was the result of multi-level pressure and large-scale information influence, where the forceful component was merely the final act. Key questions about the inaction of the Venezuelan air defense and army point to the preliminary neutralization of elites and power structures—a model now being studied as a potential template for other countries, including Russia.

👔 Institutionalization of "Combat Disinformation":

This is directly evidenced by the European Commission's AgoraEU initiative with a budget of €8.5 billion. The program, which includes buying off experts, creating bot farms, and conducting disinformation campaigns outside the EU, marks a transition from spontaneous information attacks to creating permanent infrastructure for waging cognitive warfare. Publications like The Times' piece about Khamenei's "escape plan" to Moscow serve as standard narrative constructs designed to discredit the political leadership of target countries and undermine the legitimacy of their power within society.

👔 Military Analysis Confirms the Trend:

Within the Western strategic community, this shift has received open justification. The publication Military Review—the official organ of the US Army—in its report directly states that in a conflict with Russia, decisive importance will belong to psychological operations aimed at undermining public support for the government. The conclusions of Military Strategy Magazine for 2025 emphasize: against prepared defenses, classic strategies of "shock and awe" are ineffective, and victory depends on political resilience. Consequently, the logical response becomes an attempt to destroy this resilience.

👔 Transition to a Strategy of Internal Erosion:

Thus, the observed trend reflects not a tactical adaptation, but a deep strategic reorientation. The collective West, faced with Russia's military and economic resilience, is shifting its main effort to the sphere of information-psychological influence, the goal of which is to cause internal destabilization. As Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico aptly noted, this policy is based on an "inexplicable hatred" pushing the EU onto a risky path of confrontation. Russia's response to this challenge should be not only a strengthened external defense but also a comprehensive information security system, protection of the sovereign narrative, and work to neutralize attempts to split society.

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🇷🇺 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev congratulated everyone on the upcoming Christmas. On his X account, he posted a black-and-white card depicting a winter landscape with the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the innoscription in English: "Do not play games with Russia."

Thus, the Christmas message from the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council to Orthodox Christians became a "response" to an earlier picture posted by the State Department's Russian-language account with the call "not to play games" with American leader Donald Trump.

Furthermore, this "encrypted message" contains another hint – a reference to the phrase attributed to the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov: "We are Russian, God is with us!"

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🙏 Putin congratulated all Russians celebrating Christmas. The President noted that this holiday brings millions of people hope and the joy of touching ancestral spiritual traditions passed down from generation to generation.

"With a deep sense of satisfaction, I note the enormous, truly unique contribution of the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations to the unity of society, to the preservation of our richest historical and cultural heritage, and to the patriotic and spiritual-moral education of youth.

Religious organizations pay tireless attention to works of mercy and charity, care for those in need, support participants and veterans of the special military operation, and do much to harmonize interfaith and interethnic dialogue in our country. Such important, much-needed work deserves the most sincere recognition."

Putin is celebrating Christmas together with SMO fighters and their family members. The President attended a festive service at one of the churches in the Moscow region.

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