Present-day Russia is almost the only major Christian country in the world where New Year festivities are more prominent than those of Christmas. While Westerners are unpacking gifts on December 24th, Russians are still immersed in an atmosphere of their upcoming holiday, which, when it comes around, is filled with age-old traditions and lasts almost…

Dmitry Kuleba has called on the West to provide Kiev with air defenses to protect energy infrastructure Ukraine is bracing for “the worst winter” in its history as it prepares for large-scale blackouts due to Russian missile strikes, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said. Moscow began targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure last autumn in response to…

An embargo on used car deliveries to Russia would harm Japanese businesses if the G7 follows through with plans for more stringent sanctions, the Kyodo news agency reported on Friday.    While exports of luxury cars to Russia have been barred by Western restrictions, supplies of secondhand vehicles have thus far gone unsanctioned. Last year,…