Ukraine weighs heavy on minds in Moscow as New Year holiday nears


FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Christmas market in Red Square in Moscow, Russia December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Christmas markets are in full swing and gleaming ice sculptures greet visitors to Gorky Park, but some Muscovites admit they are struggling to feel festive ahead of traditional New Year celebrations.

In street interviews in the centre of the capital, some also said they were noticing the scarcity of Western goods this year as they shopped for food and gifts.

The Star Festive Promo: Get 35% OFF Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Heavy rain batters New Zealand's South Island, triggers flood warnings
Land in focus at Geneva peace talks between Russia and Ukraine
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
Medal table at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 16
U.S. bobsledder Meyers Taylor claims women's monobob gold in fifth Olympic appearance
China's Gu takes big air silver at Milan-Cortina after long absence
North Korea's Kim marks completion of Pyongyang housing project as key party congress nears
Flash: 2 killed in shooting in U.S. Rhode Island: authorities
Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp
Austria wins inaugural Olympic men's ski jumping super team gold

Others Also Read