According to the press service of the city administration, COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed in St. Petersburg and today the theaters of St. Petersburg are ready to receive the first spectators of the new year.

As stated by the Minister of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite, the US Navy will begin regular patrols off the Russian coast in the Arctic to prevent "Moscow's advance in the Far North."

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reported on Thursday that Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde and the organization's secretary general Helga Schmid called for a peaceful return of order and respect for the democratic process in Washington.