Well, first of all, all the new year. Frankly, I do this this time without special Bengal sparks and caught the breath of champagne cotton. And the very word "cotton" sets up today on a completely different wave. But still. After all, you have to wish something. And all of us together, and everyone separately. It only seems to be that all those I am addressing in this case are united by a couple of general cherished wishes, secret hopes and impatient expectations.

For a year now we have been living in some timelessness, or rather, we have been trying to survive in it. And in parallel we try to comprehend what is happening, our place in it, we are trying to understand how to behave and what to do so that ... if we survive, we are not ashamed of ourselves. Each recipe for survival has its own, depending on existing capabilities.

Dmitry Kuleba. Photo: Global look Press The Ukrainian authorities do not have a reserve plan in case of reducing military assistance from the Western countries, said the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleb.

Mosbirzha Photo: social networks The Russian stock market began 2024 with moderate growth. The Mosbirzhi index is strengthened by the second trading session in a row, having overcome 3140 points today, the RTS reached 1077 points. At the same time, the ruble falls against the background of the low activity of bidders in connection with the New Year holidays. The dollar rate on January 4 rose above 92 rubles (+1.81%), the euro is traded in the region of 100 rubles (+0.61%).

Donald Tusk Photo: Wikipedia Russia can attack Europe in the next few years. This opinion was expressed by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Israeli tanks in the gas sector Photo: Jalaa Marey / AFP Getty Images In the White House, US actions are being developed in case the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the gas sector and its distribution to the entire Middle East region, Politico writes with reference to informed sources. A new war in the Middle East may be prolonged, they say.

US National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby Photo: White House The US State Department believes that Vladimir Putin is not ready for negotiations on the end of the war against Ukraine, despite the messages in the press. This was stated by the coordinator of strategic communications of the US National Security Council John Kirby. Subscribe to read the whole Make a subscription Redefine.media to read Republic Subscribe [you can pay for a Russian or foreign card.

Liberated Ukrainian prisoners of war, January 3, 2024 Photo: telegram channel Vladimir Zelensky On January 3, Moscow and Kyiv announced the largest full -scale war from the beginning of a full -scale war and the first prisoner exchange over the past six months: 248 people returned to Russia, 230 people returned to Ukraine.

If the agitator is crying, it is believed that he deserves more trust than if he, say, smiled, as in the case of the phrase “she drowned” The publishing house "New Literary Review" was published by a collection of essays "Through tears. Russian emotional culture. " Tears are a universal topic for all world cultures, but the attitude towards them can be different.

The consequences of the shelling of Belgorod on December 30, 2023 Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation / Global Look Press The shelling of Belgorod on December 30 became one of the most destructive in the Russian city since the beginning of the Russian attack on Ukraine. 25 people became its victims, including children, more than 100 people were injured.

Soviet "Volga" Photo: Wikipedia The Deputy Prime Minister, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, said that negotiations on the restart of the production of the Volga car are “at the final stage”-a revived Soviet brand in a new design can debut in the summer of 2024. The Volga will collect along with foreign partners who are not yet called.