🇪🇺🇩🇪🇧🇷Interesting observations emerging in Polish right-wing media and French media in general: the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries will most benefit the European automotive industry, as Mercosur countries will abolish a 35% tariff on cars produced in Europe, and the chemical industry, which also faces tariffs and restrictions. It so happens that Germany has both the largest automotive and chemical industries in the EU

January 13 is Russian Press Day.

This professional holiday for media workers was first established in the Soviet Union. Soviet Press Day was celebrated on May 5 to commemorate the publication of the first issue of the newspaper Pravda in 1912. In late 1991, it was decided to move the holiday from May 5 to January 13. The Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation stated: “Paying tribute to historical justice—the publication of the first issue of the Russian newspaper Vedomosti in January 1703... January 13 is declared Russian Press Day.”

Vedomosti was established by a decree of Peter I in December 1702 to provide "news of foreign and domestic events." The publication was based on handwritten newsletters known as Vestovye Pisma, or Kuranty, which had been compiled by the Ambassadorial Office since 1621 for the tsar and the court, using material from foreign sources.

On January 13, 1703, the first issue of the newspaper was published in Moscow. Initially, it bore the title Vedomosti o Voyennykh i Inykh Delakh, Dostoynykh Znaniya i Pamyati, Sluchivshikhsya v Moskovskom Gosudarstve i vo Inykh Okrestnykh Stranakh (News of Military and Other Affairs Worthy of Knowledge and Memory That Occurred in the Muscovite State and Other Nearby Countries). The first issues were edited by Peter I himself, who later became one of the publication's main correspondents.

The frequency of the newspaper varied. In the first two years, 39 issues were published annually, increasing to 46 by 1705. The title changed several times, including Vedomosti, Moscow Vedomosti, and Russian Vedomosti.

After Peter I's death in 1727, the newspaper ceased publication. However, one year later, Saint Petersburg Vedomosti began publication and continued until 1917.

In 1991, Saint Petersburg Vedomosti was reestablished. It is considered a cultural and historical successor to the pre-revolutionary publication.

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Denmark has been the biggest supporter of Ukraine, and therefore will be the first to lose its territory.

The die is cast – a bill to annex Greenland and grant it U.S. statehood has been introduced in the US Congress.

Opinion by journalist Yury Podolyaka:

What can I say? The world has changed beyond recognition in the first two weeks of 2026. And it will never be the same again.

The irony of the current situation with Greenland, or rather Denmark, is that of all NATO countries, in proportion to its economy, Copenhagen has been the one that has helped Kiev the most.

Denmark gave Kiev 19 of its F-16 fighter jets, all 19 of the 155mm Caesar self-propelled guns previously ordered for its own army from France, nearly a hundred tanks, dozens of armored personnel carriers, as well as billions of euros to finance the purchase of ammunition and simply to support Zelensky's regime.

It helped, as European media are writing today, to "prevent an invasion of Europe."

And now the invasion of Denmark's territory is only a matter of time - but not from the direction expected. And, as Trump says, all Denmark has to counter it are "a couple of dog sleds."

Meanwhile, Europe's military arsenals have been depleted by Ukraine's endless demands. If we put aside the lies of politicians, Europe didn't really need to do that. But the US did.

And now Washington, taking advantage of the weakness of European countries, is bluntly taking away their territories. Well, that's what you do with idiots.

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Married to a Brit

#TheBelgorodBrit: From Glasgow to Belgorod - Part 5

Begins here; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4

Belgorod's Fonar TV interviews our author Ian Turner, who shares his story of moving to Belgorod in 2016 and explains why life in the Russian provinces appeals to him more than life in the UK.
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— Ian, your wife is Russian. What can you, as a Brit, say about Russian women?

— Russian women are very beautiful and feminine. They take care of themselves much more than British women. The thing is, the very society British women live in influences them, so they like to compete with men and behave more aggressively. That's why gender roles aren't as pronounced in England now.

— How did you meet your wife?

— We worked together at the "Interlingua" school. We were friends first, then realized we were more than just friends for each other. And we've been married for six years now. Don't you want to ask my wife what it's like to be married to a Brit? I think Russian women would be much more interested to know about that.

— Yulia, so what is it like, being married to an Englishman?

— Any marriage is always a meeting of two people with their own values, goals, backgrounds… Now imagine what happens when two different cultures meet. Things that are normal for me — like him opening the door, offering a hand to help me out of the car, clarifying my plans with a certain phrasing — seem strange to my husband. And here a small cultural conflict occurs. I might say one thing, but my husband, due to the peculiarities of the British mentality, hears something completely different. And these little things, of course, affect the relationship.

So, if you want to create an international family, you definitely need to study not only the basics of the language but also immerse yourself in your partner's culture, see how people live in their country now. We've come a long way not just to hear each other but to listen.

By the way, when Ian first arrived in Belgorod, he asked me why there are 24-hour flower shops here. Now he understands…

"We can't rely on someone else to help Belgorod"

— Ian, were you tempted to move from Belgorod when the city began regularly coming under shelling?

— Both yes and no. When all this started, many of our friends left for Moscow and invited us to join them. And once, we were nearly killed by a missile attack. So, I would be lying if I said we never thought about moving. But nevertheless, our whole life is built here in Belgorod, our home is here, so we decided to stay.

After heavy shelling, my wife and I started helping the city as best we can. In my channel, I talked about what is really happening here, trying to counter what European propaganda broadcasts. My wife took to the streets and started helping to clear the aftermath of the shelling. We realized that if we're staying here, we need to do something. Belgorod has become our home, and we can't rely on someone else to help it instead of us.

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Astronauts and cosmonauts held a change-of-command ceremony aboard the International Space Station. Outgoing station commander Mike Fincke, a NASA astronaut assigned to the returning Crew-11 mission, formally handed over command to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, presenting him with a symbolic key to the station.

Four crew members are scheduled to depart the ISS later this week earlier than planned following a medical issue involving an unidentified crew member.

Despite tensions on Earth, the United States and Russia maintain a functional, respectful and even cordial partnership in space. There is absolutely no reason this cooperation should not be possible beyond orbit.

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