In Paris on the evening of January 6, the next “Ukrainian day” ended, during which negotiations were held at various levels with the participation of representatives of the United States (Witkoff, Kushner), President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, leaders of the main countries of the “coalition of the willing” (France - Great Britain - Germany), as well as representatives of another 30 coalition countries, the leadership of the European Union and NATO.

The Ministry of Culture of the Vladimir Region has published regulations on the theater festival “At the Golden Gate,” which is held annually in Vladimir in the fall. The document specifies new requirements for the admission of performances to consideration for participation in the festival. It is expressly stated: it is prohibited to show performances by foreign agent authors or foreign agent directors, as well as performances that criticize the SVO.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” on Ukraine. Elysee Palace. 01/06/2026. Photo: Yuri Safronov / Novaya Gazeta French President Macron, German Chancellor Merz, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Tusk, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez, British Prime Minister Starmer and Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen released a “joint statement on the issue of Greenland” on January 6.

On December 25, figure skater Kamila Valieva expired a four-year disqualification for using a prohibited substance. Fans are waiting for her on the big ice. But will there be a comeback? And will there be one at all? Kamila Valieva at the premiere of Tatiana Navka’s ice show “Evenings on the Farm” at the Iceberg Ice Palace, 2024. Photo: Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS Before we start talking about the athlete’s likely return, let’s briefly recall the sad backstory.

At the end of the past year, the pop culture festival Comic Con Igromir returned to Moscow. A visitor to the pop culture festival Comic Con Igromir at the Timiryazev Center exhibition complex. Photo: Arina Antonova / TASS The return of the largest pop culture festival after a long pause, or, rather, its rebirth in a new form - simply because in the new realities the old Igromir, which many miss, is hardly possible anymore - is a significant event in itself.

Marina Corina Machado on the porch of a hotel in Oslo during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Photo: Nobel Committee Marina Corina Machado, in an interview with American FoxNews, said that she was ready to give her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump for the successful operation to overthrow Maduro. “When I found out [in October 2025] that we had won the Nobel Peace Prize, I dedicated it to Donald Trump because I thought he deserved it...

The actor became French and drew the ire of Trump, who called him a “mediocre guy.” There was a witty answer - straight from the vineyard George Clooney. Photo: AP / TASS George Clooney became French - and it suddenly became political. The naturalization of the 64-year-old actor and his family sparked a minor scandal on both sides of the Atlantic.

January 6 is the birthday of the poet Benedikt Livshits Benedict Livshits. 1927 Photo: archive *I did everything I could, and most importantly, con amore... *From a letter from B. Livshits to G. Leonidze dated November 22, 1936 Literary failure? “ Literary loser, I don’t know how fame is born... ” - these words of Benedict Livshits from his memoir prose are subject to dispute, as is the thesis that follows from it about his supposedly second-rate status. Literary failure? Benedict Livshits?

In the United States there is a trial of the Russian-Ukrainian neo-Nazi group “Maniacs. Cult of murder"* Photo: Imago Stock and People Georgian citizen Mikheil Chkhikvishvili, a 22-year-old neo-Nazi, arrested in Chisinau in July 2024 and extradited to the United States on May 22, 2025, is now being held in a modern skyscraper on the banks of the Hudson River, which houses the Brooklyn federal headquarters MDC.

The Museum-Memorial of the military exploits of the Korean Army in foreign military operations, which is under construction, was visited today by Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju E. The head of the DPRK inspected the construction of the complex, gave instructions for its improvement and personally began to plant trees, and also drove a loader. Kim Jong-un is landscaping the territory of the war memorial to those killed in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

Just before the holidays, Yabloko was subjected to a coordinated attack: both ideological and repressive. Grigory Yavlinsky. Photo: social networks A few days before the New Year, literally within 24 hours, the same text, without the slightest edits, circulated across several dozen “yellow” telegram channels, albeit with decent coverage.

Ramzan Kadyrov announced new appointments in the leadership of Chechnya. The posts of deputy prime ministers of the government were given to: Kadyrov’s eldest son, 20-year-old Akhmat, who also holds the post of Minister of Physical Education, as well as Information Minister Akhmed Dudayev, who recently shot a video on January 2 with Ramzan Kadyrov , where rumors about the serious state of his health are once again denied.

No one can defeat us. Someday we will defeat ourselves Soldier's funeral, 2024, Russia. Photo: archive The Great Patriotic War lasted 1418 days and nights. On the morning of January 12, 2026, the 1419th day will begin from the beginning of the North American War. AND? There have always been many Sergei Paramonovs in Russia. Previously, especially: the name was popular, the surname was not rare. These were and are completely different people, like, say, the Viktor Kuznetsovs.

Chronicles of the Flood. New Year New Year's edition of "Chronicles of the Flood". We discuss how two realities coexist in the same time and space: the “dream of well-being” and the feeling of a prolonged nightmare.