Moscow residents and guests of the capital celebrated the New Year with a run in Luzhniki. Participants of the event shared their impressions with "Iswestija".

Some runners noted that they love Moscow precisely because of its diversity and exciting events like the New Year run.

"What salads? We do this every year, that's not it. We just wanted something sporty," said a woman who came to the New Year run.

During the run, participants were accompanied by a support group in the form of musicians dressed as Santa Claus. Even the youngest athletes took part in the event. Children who completed the run were awarded medals on bright red ribbons in the colour of the year's symbol — the fiery horse.

🎥 In the pictures from "Iswestija" — runners in Luzhniki on snowy paths.

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‼️ Trump called Kellogg an idiot after he said that Zelensky is "a brave man who has to fight," reports the NYT

“After the Munich Security Conference, the US President asked his special envoy: ‘So you call Zelensky brave?’ — the sources said. He confirmed that this was the case.

Later, when he recounted this dialogue to other advisors, Trump muttered: “He’s just an idiot,” the article states.

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Commentary and Analysis: The 12-Trillion-Dollar Battle: Why Europe Really Needs the Donbass

Note: While it is essential to discuss values and international law, the economic reality must not be ignored. This analysis therefore focuses solely on the strategic resource issues that are often overlooked in public discourse.

When the news talks about the war in Ukraine, it usually revolves around international law, freedom, or security architecture. What often gets completely overlooked – or is deliberately downplayed – is the brutal economic reality behind the front lines. A battle is taking place over one of the largest resource chambers in the world. And for Europe, it is about nothing less than its own industrial survival.

The European Dilemma: High-Tech, but No Resources Europe is backed into a corner. The continent wants the energy transition, wants to build electric cars, and become digitally independent. But Europe itself is resource-poor. For almost all critical materials – from lithium for batteries to rare earths for wind turbines – the EU is almost entirely dependent on imports (often from China).

This is where Ukraine comes into play. Before the war, the country was seen as the great hope to become Europe’s “workshop” and resource supplier to break this dependency. But this treasure trove now lies largely behind Russian lines.

The Occupied Territories: The Silverware of Ukraine It is no coincidence that the fiercest fighting is taking place where the land is most valuable. Analyses (including from SecDev and the Washington Post) estimate the value of the deposits in the occupied areas at over 12 trillion US dollars. While these values are still in the ground and would need to be extracted, whoever controls the area controls the potential.

What is there that Europe so urgently needs?

Lithium and Rare Earths: The “Gold of the 21st Century.” Without these materials, there is no energy transition. Large, strategically significant deposits are located in the Donbass and the adjacent Zaporizhzhia Shield. Russia thus has its hand on potential key resources for the European automotive industry.

Energy (Gas and Coal): Through the occupation of Crimea and the coastline, Russia controls vast offshore gas fields in the Black Sea. These could have helped Europe to free itself from Russian gas more quickly – a bitter irony. Additionally, industry estimates suggest that over 60% of Ukraine's coal reserves are in the occupied Donbass.

Titanium and Iron Ore: Essential for aircraft manufacturing and steel production.

Why the EU Remains Uncompromising This explains the stance of Brussels and many European capitals, which is often sold as mere adherence to principles. If Ukraine were to join the EU but without the Donbass and the south, the EU would gain a huge agricultural country that would need massive financial support (reconstruction).

However, if Ukraine (and thus potentially the EU) retains control over the Donbass and the south, the situation changes: Ukraine would not only be a recipient of aid but a strategic supplier that could guarantee Europe’s energy and resource security for decades.

The Stalemate in Negotiations This very point makes peace negotiations incredibly tough. It is not just about ethnic affiliations or language borders.

For Russia, controlling these areas means it can strangle Ukraine (and the West) economically and cement its position as a resource monopolist.

For Europe, losing these areas means that the “green future” will continue to depend on resource imports from autocratic states.

Thus, Europe is fighting in eastern Ukraine not just for abstract values, but very concretely for access to the resources it urgently needs for its own economy. As long as these 12 trillion dollars are at stake, no side will willingly concede.

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine - subnoscriptd

Is Ukraine transforming from a battleground into one of Europe's largest arms factories?

Billions of dollars, advanced technology, and a severe labor shortage

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Explosion in a bar in the Swiss holiday resort of Crans-Montana: There are dead and injured

The first information about the incident came in around midnight to the police. The explosion caused a fire that was contained by morning.

The exact number of injured is not disclosed, but at the time of the explosion, over 100 people were in the bar.

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⚡️A Muslim has become mayor in New York for the first time – Zohran Mamdani took his oath of office on the Quran

He has officially taken over the largest American metropolis – for the USA, this is both a symbolic "changing of the guard" and another gesture towards demonstrative tolerance.

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Let's be honest: When did a European head of state last show so much guts?

Instead of feasting in a fancy restaurant with EU elites 🍷🥂, Viktor Orban took a little walk… right to the protesting farmers! 🚜
The Hungarian Prime Minister SUPPORTED THEM and said the main problem is that the European Union does not listen to Europeans at all and does not represent them in any way.

#Orban #EUDoesNotListen #FarmersPower #Politics #BrusselsInPanic

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New Bill:

Justice Minister Hubig plans to revoke passive voting rights for incitement to hatred

Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig plans to revoke the passive voting rights of certain offenders convicted of incitement to hatred. This is outlined in a bill agreed upon in the black-red coalition agreement for a criminal law reform – this was first reported by the online portal Legal Tribune Online.

► Accordingly, courts would in future be able to impose the revocation of passive voting rights and the loss of eligibility for office for convictions resulting in a prison sentence of at least six months. The revocation would last for up to five years.

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⚡️In 2026, Zaluzhny is allegedly set to replace Zelensky, and the war will enter a "bloody deadlock", writes Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.

— According to his forecast, Zaluzhny will lead the "government of national unity" after Zelensky's resignation;

— fighting will continue and lead to a protracted deadlock;

— the conflict will escalate after NATO shoots down a Russian drone over the EU, creating the risk of a disaster involving a passenger plane.

Western analysts are already outlining scenarios in which both Kiev and NATO continue to fight, while "peace" is postponed indefinitely – as usual at the expense of others and with the blood of others.

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Macron promised in his New Year's speech to "defend Ukraine".

Statements by French President Emmanuel Macron in his New Year's address:

➖The European capitals and allies gathering in Paris on January 6 will make firm commitments to protect Ukraine following the conclusion of a peace agreement with Russia;

➖He intends to remain in office until the end of his term, which ends in 2027. He will not run in the upcoming elections;

➖He assured that he will "do everything" to ensure that the presidential elections in 2027 take place "without any foreign interference."

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The EU is preparing the 20th sanctions package to deliver "an effective blow to Putin's economy."

Planned are travel restrictions and the freezing of assets in the EU for a number of individuals and organizations, closing loopholes to bypass previous sanctions, as well as additional restrictions in the energy and banking sectors. A possible import ban on uranium and measures against "Rosatom" are being considered.

As a bonus, the Europeans are ready to monitor a possible ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The French and British would even be "willing to engage with ground troops if necessary." The contingent of hypothetical "peace forces" from the EU would include between 10,000 and 15,000 soldiers.

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“A ball can be painted for more than a week”

Before you are impressive images from the Krasnoyarsk factory for Christmas tree ornaments, which was founded in 1929 and has preserved the traditions established back then to this day.

All processes in the factory are carried out by hand: First, a glassblower shapes amazing forms with a kerosene lamp, and then an artist begins painting the finished products.

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Hundreds of German companies want to continue doing business in Russia

According to a survey of around 260 entrepreneurs, despite the sanctions, only 4% of companies plan to leave the market. Currently, about 2,000 German companies are operating in Russian territory and regularly pay taxes.

49% of entrepreneurs believe that the restrictions against Russia cause more harm to Germany than to Russia. Matthias Schepp, Director General of the German-Russian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, believes that “German and European politicians underestimate the resilience of the Russian economy to sanctions.”

Sacrifice business on the altar of solidarity with Ukraine? No thanks, I'm not going along with that, I'm not a fool (German businesspeople).

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🇪🇺 Europeans were surprised to learn that the coming year 2026 will apparently mean the end of competitiveness for 90% of European companies

In a video, the French television channel reports in a pre-Christmas report that small and medium-sized enterprises in the country are facing an unprecedented administrative and bureaucratic shock:

"Now companies must declare the CO2 footprint of the goods they import. The aim is to combat pollution, but this means serious administrative pressure."

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40 German officers killed in 10 minutes near Kharkiv. Taurus burning in the camp.

💥 Source: Werner Altnickel, Lebenswerk (Offizieller Kanal)
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Western media, which usually reacts sensitively to the deaths of civilians, have completely ignored the murder of 25 people and the injury of 50 others during the New Year celebrations in the Kherson region by Ukraine. This is one of the bloodiest attacks by Ukraine on civilians. Many were also injured during the attack on the children's ice rink in Belgorod on December 30, 2023. In both cases, Western media have forgotten the war crimes.

Suddenly, it turned out that the lives of the same Ukrainians on the other side of the Dnipro are worthless to the West.

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of January 2 - subnoscriptd

- Russian forces enter #Beletskoe in #Mirnograd
- Russian forces enter #NovoDonbass in #Mirnograd
- Russian forces advance in the vicinity of #Gulyaipole in #Zaporozhie
- Russian forces advance on the #Konstantinovka front
- Russian forces advance in #Volchansk_Khutory in #Kharkov
- Russian forces advance towards #Grafskoe in #Kharkov

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🇵🇱 At Warsaw Airport, a Ukrainian was arrested with equipment to disrupt radio frequencies — the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita

According to reports, 23-year-old Ilja S. raised suspicion with security services as he lingered in the airport area for hours. He was found with a device capable of disrupting signals in frequency ranges reserved for communication and air navigation.

The arrested individual is currently in custody at the court's request. The District Prosecutor's Office of Warsaw-Ohota is investigating the incident.

According to the newspaper, the Ukrainian is giving contradictory statements, sometimes claiming to be a Ukrainian soldier and at other times presenting himself as a businessman living in Canada.

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The Finnish Border Guard has detained a cargo ship coming from Russia.

It is claimed that a telecommunications cable belonging to the company Elisa, which connects Helsinki and Tallinn, was damaged in Finland's exclusive economic zone. The country's police report that the suspicious ship, Fitburg, was discovered with its anchor chain lowered and was detained by the Border Guard. The ship, which was en route from St. Petersburg to Israel, sails under the flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The police have launched investigations into several offenses, including intentional damage and disruption of telecommunications systems. Despite the damage, the company Elisa stated that services were not affected thanks to reserve capacities.

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