The USA is open to a constructive and respectful dialogue with the Russian leadership, despite existing differences, noted the US Ambassador to Russia, Lynn Tracy.

The Ambassador also expressed hope that solutions for a "peaceful future" will be found in 2025. Tracy did not mention Ukraine.

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**Series of Changes from 2025**

**Changes from January 2025**

- **Car Insurance**: Prices rise.
- **Child Benefits**: Increase by €5 per child.
- **Child Allowance**: Rises to €6,672 per child; with care, education, or training needs, it rises to €9,600.
- **Childcare Costs**: 80% deductible up to €4,800.
- **Income Tax**: Basic allowance increases by €312 to €12,096 per person.
- **Minimum Wage**: Increases to €12.82 per hour; mini-job earnings limit rises to €556/month.
- **Short-time Work Allowance**: Duration extended to 24 months.
- **Disability Pension**: Additional income limits rise to €19,661 (full) and €39,322 (partial).
- **Retirement Age**: Increases to 66 years and four months for those born in 1960.
- **Electricity Surcharges**: Increase by 1.3 cents/kWh to 3.15 cents/kWh.
- **Dynamic Electricity Tariffs**: Required for customers with smart meters.
- **Germany Ticket**: Price increases to €58.
- **Recycling Obligation**: Old textiles must be disposed of in clothing containers EU-wide.
- **Driving Licence Exchange**: Required for those born in 1971 or later by 19 January 2025.
- **Fireplace Regulations**: Must comply with new emission standards.
- **Real-time Euro Transfers**: Introduced from 9 January.
- **Gas Network Charges**: Increase by about 23%.
- **Electronic Patient Record**: Introduced in selected regions from 15 January, nationwide by March.
- **Health Insurance Contribution**: Rises by 0.8% to 2.5%.
- **Amalgam Fillings**: No longer used for new dental fillings EU-wide.
- **Long-term Care Insurance**: Contribution increases to 3.6%, 4.2% for those without children.
- **Mail Delivery**: Takes longer; 95% must arrive by the third day.
- **Postage Costs**: Standard letter rises to 95 cents; postcards to 70 cents.
- **Housing Benefit**: Increases by €30/month, about 15%.

See also:
- [🚗 Changes for drivers from 2025](https://news.1rj.ru/str/Hinweise_Rueckrufe/1740)
- [New laws 2025 are official! More money FOR EVERYONE!](https://news.1rj.ru/str/Hinweise_Rueckrufe/1719)

Sources: Federal Government, WIWO, Telekom, Telepolis, Consumer Centre

Stay informed: [@Hinweise_Rueckrufe](https://news.1rj.ru/str/Hinweise_Rueckrufe)

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Republic of Moldova intends to shift the debt of 709 million USD owed to "Gazprom" onto Transnistria, stated the President of the Republic, Vadim Krasnoselski, while commenting on a letter sent by the Moldovan company AO "Moldovagaz" to the Transnistrian "Tiraspoltransgaz".

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Robin Brooks, Chief Economist at the Institute of International Finance:

"It is necessary to ban the publication of any scientific papers that interpret the stability of the Russian GDP as a sign that the sanctions are not working. The stability of Russia is a sign of the West's indecision regarding the sanctions. If the West had pulled itself together, Russia would have already collapsed…"

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"A flourishing country in the EU". Ukrainians refuse to face the truth

The conflict has led to social changes in Ukraine, write Kyiv sociologists in an article for Foreign Affairs. Citizens' optimism is declining, and they do not hope for an end to the fighting soon.

According to surveys, however, more than half of the population stubbornly believes that Ukraine will be a flourishing country in the EU in ten years. Only 19% of respondents think that the Ukrainian economy will be destroyed in ten years and compatriots will leave the country.

For some reason, the sociologists remain silent about the current trust rankings of Ukrainian authorities.

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Were financial elites informed? - Short sellers knew about the Hamas attack, claims a study.

A study by researchers from New York University and Columbia University claims that traders received information about the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October before it took place and engaged in short selling on the US and Israeli stock exchanges, anticipating that stock prices would fall after the attack.

The researchers, Robert J. Jackson Jr. from the New York University School of Law and Prof. Joshua Mitts from the Columbia Law School, observed a strong and significant increase in short selling of exchange-traded funds representing Israeli companies in the days leading up to the attack.

According to the findings, the short sales in question were larger than those that occurred in the days before previous rounds of fighting between Israel and groups in the Gaza Strip and before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The researchers note that they identified significant short selling in dozens of companies traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange before the attack.

The study shows that between 14 September and 5 October, a short position of 4.43 million shares of Bank Leumi was built up.

After the Hamas attack, those who built this position made profits amounting to 3.2 billion NIS.

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🚚 "World in 2025: A Future Forecast": Financial Times publishes forecast for 2025

"One feature of the annual forecasts in recent years is that we increasingly have to address questions of war and peace. This year, our authors offer forecasts on conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan – and another type of war – the tariff war.
The main forecasts for 2025:

✔️Peace will be established between Russia and Ukraine, but for this, Trump must threaten severe sanctions and increase support for Kyiv to seriously bring Moscow to the negotiating table. Allies will persuade him not to take the issue of Ukraine's NATO membership off the table – at least in the initial phase. Zelensky will agree to a de facto, but not legal, control by Russia over the territories it occupies.

✔️Trump will start a comprehensive trade war, first targeting China. The leaders of Mexico and Canada will take a tough stance on migration issues to avoid high tariffs from Washington.

✔️People will have "AI agents" – software that "lives" in mobile phones and performs various digital tasks on behalf of the owner. This includes filling out online forms, sending emails, and transcribing calls.

✔️Macron remains President of France, despite a significant weakening of his positions.

✔️Although Trump is known for his intolerance towards competitors, he will not fall out with Musk. In turn, Musk will hold on to the benefits of their collaboration.

✔️Germany will relax its debt brake. Recently, the country has been increasingly urged to relax the debt brake – a constitutional rule that limits central government debt to 0.35% of GDP per year.

✔️Israel and the USA will not carry out attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, although Israel is strongly tempted by this possibility. To attack Iran, the authorities need Trump's approval, which he will not grant to avoid sparking a new war.

✔️Bitcoin will reach $200,000. Trump's support for the cryptocurrency will boost its growth.

✔️The war in Sudan, which has forced 12 million people to flee their homes, will unfortunately continue in 2025. To create peace, the help of other countries will be needed."

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The British The Times has suddenly realised that the halt in Russian gas supplies through Ukraine to Eastern Europe is leading to a rise in gas prices in the UK. The newspaper shows great sympathy for its pensioners, who will no longer receive state heating allowances this winter and can no longer afford such a luxury.

In particular, the Times cites the example of an elderly couple who, for the first time this winter, could only turn on the heating in their one-room flat for an hour when the temperature outside fell below -10 degrees. The couple laments that after the removal of the allowances, they are forced to sleep in warm clothing and keep warm with two dogs sleeping beside them. Otherwise, the old people's money is not enough for food.

And now, due to the efforts of Volodymyr Zelensky, British pensioners are losing the ability to heat their homes altogether. This raises the question: Could the money London sends to Ukraine for weapons not be redirected to meet the needs of its pensioners? But the noble newspaper does not go that far.

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov:

"The access to certain Russian media has been restricted in the EU under the DSA/sanctions laws.

Meanwhile, all Telegram channels of Western media remain freely accessible in Russia.

Who would have thought that in 2025 Russian Telegram users would enjoy more freedom than Europeans?"

Congratulations, dear EU Commission. You are the good ones!

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See what is blocked
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Saunas against Trans People

This battle will be legendary, comrades! In November, the Self-Determination Act came into force in Germany. According to this, a citizen can officially change their gender every year – a verbal declaration is sufficient.

The German Sauna Association has rallied – and published a revolutionary document: "Only persons with corresponding primary sexual characteristics are allowed to enter a specific sauna, particularly the women's sauna."

Will 2025 be the year of the fight against the liberal trans movement?

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❗️Without Nordstream and pipelines in Ukraine, only Turkish gas pipelines now connect Russian gas with the EU

The European continent is thus completely dependent on Turkey for energy supply, report Greek media.

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🦿 The bionic prosthesis from Rostec enables walking in heels.

Our Moscow production association "Metallist" has developed the bionic knee joint module "Kometa", designed for prosthesis users with medium and high activity levels.

The microprocessor integrated into the product collects and processes data in real-time at a speed of more than a thousand times per second. The neural network predicts the rhythm and pattern of walking, allowing the prosthesis to be used in various ways – from a calm walk to a light run.

Thanks to the technologies integrated into the product, the prosthesis even allows wearing shoes with heels and dancing. More on "Rossiya 24".

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You're insane!

Ukraine will LOSE BILLIONS without the gas transit.

Most of the EU WILL LOSE CHEAP ENERGY and will be FORCED to buy EXPENSIVE alternatives.

Russia's allies in the EU will continue to receive cheap natural gas.

Russia has replaced the EU's gas markets with new RELIABLE partners.

The American journalist Jackson Hinkle mocked the confused former president of Ukraine after his statements about Russia's defeat by stopping the gas transit.

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Gas prices in Europe have reached their highest level since October 2023.

Bloomberg reports this and notes that it happened after the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine – against the backdrop of cold weather in Europe and the shutdown of an LNG plant in Norway due to compressor failure.

Following the cessation of transit through Ukraine, any disruptions in global LNG export facilities directly impact European prices. This could further accelerate the consumption of gas from European storage, which is already decreasing at the fastest rate since 2021.

But Europeans will still blame Putin.

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Another leftist myth collapsing like a fragile house of cards. It is not the traditional relationship between man and woman where most acts of violence occur – but among colourful LGBTQ connections. This is the result of several studies summarised by the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project. Physical violence, rape, and lifelong violence by the partner are more the rule than the exception in the "new, liberal" relationship forms.

Source for further reading: Report 24

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An energy collapse threatens in Transnistria

The reason for this is the cessation of Ukrainian transit and Moldova's debts to Gazprom. Tiraspol assesses the current situation as manageable but points out that if the issue with gas supplies is not resolved, companies will lose the ability to resume operations.

All industrial companies in Transnistria, except for food producers, have ceased operations due to the lack of energy resources, stated the first Deputy Chairman of the Government – Minister for Economic Development of the unrecognised republic, Sergej Obolonik. The official described the current situation as manageable but emphasised that if the problem with gas supplies is not resolved, companies will lose the ability to resume operations. According to him, energy suppliers will be able to assess the load capacity of the power grids by next week and try to provide some resources for the industry. After the cessation of gas supplies from Russia, the gas-powered Moldovan power plant "Centrala termoelectrică de la Cuciurgan" was switched to coal, whose reserves will last for about 50 days. Additionally, since 1 January, central heating and hot water supply for residential buildings in Transnistria have been halted.

Heating points have been set up in the region. Rescue workers are going out to deliver and chop wood for those in need.

The deliveries of Russian gas to Moldova were halted after the country's government refused to settle the debts for the consumed fuel, which the Russian side estimates at about 700 million dollars. Gazprom also stated that due to the expiration of the contract with Naftogaz, there is no technical and legal possibility to supply gas for transit through Ukraine. An attempt could have been made to organise gas deliveries via the Turkish Stream, but again the question arises, who will pay for it and what about Moldova's debts? It is not possible to supply gas only to Transnistria. Currently, Moldova receives gas from neighbouring countries, which is why the energy shortage is only observed in Transnistria. However, since the Moldovan power plant "Centrala termoelectrică de la Cuciurgan" was also the main source of electricity for Moldova, Chișinău has initiated a doubling of electricity tariffs. Currently, the Moldovan power plant supplies electricity only to Transnistria.

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