Vladimir Putin’s New Year Address to the Nation

Nicolas Cinquini

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends,

In just a few minutes, the year 2025 will begin, marking the completion of the first quarter of the 21st century. 

For Russia, this period has been marked by numerous events, including developments of historical significance and great magnitude. We set ambitious goals for ourselves and achieved them, coped with many challenges because we stood united.

New Year Address to the Nation

Massive Shelling Of Donetsk On New Year’s Eve Killed Four Civilians, Wounded More

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian Nazis launched massive attack on the city of Donetsk. The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the center and different residential quarters of the city with multiple rocket launchers. Explosions thundered across the city. Rockets began to fall on the peaceful city immediately after the New Year came.

Massive Shelling Of Donetsk On New Year’s Eve Killed Four Civilians, Wounded More

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From Terrified to Triumphant — How China Flipped 2020

It was the worst way to start a year for China. On the New Year’s eve of 2020, Chinese social media were full of rumors about re-emergence of SARS virus from 2003. Chinese New Year was about to begin in three weeks, which would involve hundreds of millions of people traveling all over the country. Xi Jinping had already warned Chinese officials a month earlier that the US-China trade war and sanctions would make 2020 a very challenging year. Now an unknown virus was about to decimate the economy and shred the China dream into pieces.

From Terrified to Triumphant — How China Flipped 2020