• 13:00
  Archimandrite Kyrylo Hovorun
  Putin as a modern Leopold: colonial parallels without illusions
  Vladimir Putin is now making statements that Russia has never been a coloniser. In fact, it has been, particularly in Africa. 
• 08:00
  Russian ballerina and Kremlin-linked propagandist Svetlana Zakharova set to perform in Florence
  On 20–21 January, as part of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival in Florence, which is also funded by European funds, ballerina Svetlana Zakharova, a confidante of Vladimir Putin…
• 15:09
  National House of Music presents Christmas carols and Shchedrivky of eastern Ukraine
  On 8 January, at the Kyiv cultural centre Pechersk Palace, the National House of Music will present the concert Warm Christmas, featuring little-known carols and shchedrivky from eastern…