you are watching the news, lyudmila kazak is with you live, hello, in this evening episode. the most beautiful holiday tradition,

the new year's ball in the palace of independence, among the invited, gifted university students , the president is present, these are people of exceptional hard work and responsibility, the prime minister presented state awards to representatives of various fields. the thieves of the festive mood, poland and lithuania, played the role of the grinch and arranged for travelers to run on the spot and for many kilometers. situation on the border in our broadcast. the collection of good deeds is replenished. promotion our children continue to maintain the new year's mood in special schools, boarding schools and social centers. holiday atmosphere and dancing. the republican new year's ball for youth takes place in the palace of independence. and according to tradition, the president also took part. alexander lukashenko warmly greeted all participants of the event.

goes once a year just for you, and seeing amazingly beautiful, happy, young people, i think with gratitude about your parents, teachers, lecturers, that’s them brought you to the palace of independence because you were raised, educated, taught to set the right goals, to achieve them, from tomorrow you will begin to write: your

history with your own hand, based on what your parents presented to you, do not forget about this, you must respect those , who made you like this today, there are no random people here, you are better. the republican new year's ball brought together more than 300 boys and girls from all over the country under one roof. gifted students, winners of scientific competitions, students of the suvorov military school, creative, sports, in a word... the best youth of our country began to dance, to attend such a celebration is a real dream for many young men and women, they will probably remember this evening for the rest of their lives, for a person who is in the palace for the first time.

it turned out that now i’m here, now i wanted to take part, well , i’m telling you this, it’s a great experience, my mother is very proud, thank you very much that we have resumed such a tradition since 2018, because to be honest, i don’t know anything like this in other states and... indeed, in my opinion, this is very significant for students to feel, to experience the fact that the president walks on this floor, and there are heads of other states, that is, these are truly indescribable emotions . to be here is a very great honor for every student, but not everyone is given such an opportunity to experience this atmosphere. yesterday's nine-hour rehearsal will remain in my memory for a very long time, because a lot of energy was spent, a lot of effort, but the result... which you

can see today is definitely worth it, we we trained about 2 hours a week, so i’ll answer you right away, your partner’s legs will be guaranteed to be safe, it’s a festive evening. in the palace of independence consists of two parts - classical and free, the people's artist of belarus vladimir gromov acted as the master of the ball. belarus passed the test of strength with dignity. our economic growth rates are higher than the world's. we predict that by the end of the year, gdp will increase by 3.8%. prime minister roman golovchenko stated this when presenting state awards to people of different professions today. he emphasized that the past year has not been easy, turbulent processes are taking place. along the perimeter of the borders of our state, as in the whole world, but we managed to level out these processes, it is especially gratifying that the investment activity of the state is intensifying, that is, this is the investment of financial resources in new facilities, in new production,

in new technologies, in 11 months of this year, the growth rate of investment in fixed assets increased by 14% compared to the same period last year, is this a lot or a little? well , probably not enough yet, but still much better than it was before, and this indicates something, that is, we will have new production, new sectors that will generate profit for our economy , new jobs will be created, and conditions for recreation and leisure of our citizens will improve. the hall gathered those who, through their work, made a significant contribution to the development of the country, be it workers in the petrochemical complex, forestry, a doctor or...

the next 2024 in belarus has been declared the year of quality, which means that work for results will be doubly valued. forward with economic pragmatism. the international organization, the so-called independent analysts, predicted a recession for us. but we see that the economic model of belarus demonstrates stability and high

adaptability to external shocks. we will discuss whether everything planned was achieved and what prospects open up for us in 2024 with competent experts on a talk show. adjust when our partners made, so to speak, these forecasts, they assumed that the sanctions that were imposed against the republic of belarus would not allow us quickly turn around and move forward, but

the economy of belarus and what maxim leonidovich said now, that at each level a decision was made, at each level a mechanism, or an instrument, was developed. we have worked quite a lot , a truly multipolar world is being formed, and it is the bloc where one of the leading roles is played by our primary ally the russian federation that is being strengthened, that is, this is such a sign of support

for our geopolitical field, the field of our allies that have been formed here and... look this evening after the panorama, multi-kilometer queues formed on the western borders of belarus, people record videos and share their impressions on social networks, if belarusian border guards and customs officers work professionally and do not detain people, then the same cannot be said about the actions of the polish side, which does this intentionally. queues for cars at the polish border. stretch for more than 13 km, people stay there for days, and there are no dry toilets,

no water, among those waiting are children and pregnant women women, the queue is terrible, we have never had a queue like this before, it was about 11 km, this is to the barrier, to the entrance to the polish courtyard, well , at the moment we are crossing the border 40. one hour, the feeling is indescribable, how many hours we stood, a day and a half , how the conditions were organized, no way, they were just, no way, that is, no dry closets, nothing, nothing at all , honestly there was nothing, several hundred vehicles were waiting to cross the border at the terespol checkpoint from the belarusian side of brest, more than a day, this connected, firstly, with the big weekend , when belarusians visit their relatives , and tourists... want to get to our country, and secondly, the neighboring country not only does not take any action to speed up

the movement of transport, but also does not work in full force. lithuania privalka also joined the polish challenge to mock people. 56 hours of hell, myadeninka and stone lock from lithuania 37 hours, have not yet reached schlakbaum. there was a 51-hour wait at the lithuania-belarus border, people write on social networks, who are behind... at the border, trying to pass the endless time on the road, we are driving from lithuania to minsk, crossing to medinenkai, we have been standing for 30 hours, there are 1 km 200 m left to the end of the border, the toilets are closed, there is no food at the gas station, the fuel is running out , but we are steadfastly waiting for our turn. unlike our neighbors, the lithuanians and poles, our border is open and

they do not delay the registration of transport for those entering. in addition, we invite our western neighbors to visit belarus. the visa-free regime has been extended for another year. western military assistance weakened, pseudo-help for kyiv is melting before our eyes. in poland, the supply of weapons to the armed forces of ukraine has been equated with treason. columnist mysl polska emphasized that this harms warsaw itself.

records, 88% of the data have already been verified, it also became known that due to the mobilization of kievpas-trans workers, the ukrainian army does not have enough bus drivers to cover passenger traffic due to closed metro lines. the day before, information appeared that another section of the blue line of the metropolitan metro of ukraine for... will open for repairs, the reason was subsidence of tunnels. and the fillet tower doesn't work. the parisian landmark was closed due to a staff strike. the action takes place on the day of the centenary and the death of the creator of this monument. according to local media reports, workers decided to condemn the management of the company operating the eiffel tower with a one-day strike. however, events dedicated to the centenary of the death of the creator of the tower will still take place.

gifts will go to everyone. the kindest charity event is taking place in belarus our children, which has become a real brand, because this is our belarusian tradition - helping each other. our children are a treasure trove of good deeds within the framework of the campaign, the leadership of the belarusian radio company visited the ulukovsky special boarding school with gifts and new year's mood , 143 pupils are studying in the sponsored institution, most of them are orphans, for special children the arrival of guests is a great joy, for weeks they learned roles and rehearsed festive program, with the help of teachers they made toys, christmas trees, and prepared

photo zones. i want all people to be happy all the time. for the world to be kind, for all the wishes of all people to be fulfilled, i believe in magic, we went to belovesskaya pushcha, we saw animals there and even saw santa claus, a real snow maiden, i want in the new year that everything works out for me, that i have a good future, of course , we come here with a special feeling, every december...

for a new year, i wish all the children good, happiness, health and to celebrate the new year with their parents. if you want to make a child happy, you need to surround him with care and attention. today thousands of military personnel the armed forces joined this action and go around, congratulating the children, giving them gifts, of course, wishing them joy and, of course, there would be a peaceful sky above their heads, so that no one would dare to take away the joy of childhood. our children, but we adults must ensure that this is done. as gifts , the socio-pedagogical center was given a certificate for household appliances, water heaters, and sets of sweets. an exclusive gift for the new year holidays, kindergarten number two was opened today in borovlyany. this is an individual project scandinavian style, it was erected in just 10 months. it has a capacity of 180 seats.

nine groups are organized in the preschool facility, including nursery and integrated learning. that’s how my middle daughter is, she’s already going to school, in second grade, she said: mom, i don’t want to, i want to stay here, the whole family is happy, especially not far away, we also live not far away, there’s no need to go anywhere, walk a little bit everything, we are happy, of course, it motivates, of course, we are all crazy happy to receive this as a gift a modern, well-equipped institution,

starting from the catering unit, the medical unit and ending with... group cells, we have two interactive whiteboards, we have a tv in each group, we also have living walls, you understand, every piece is truly made with love, wisely. the first classes in the second borovlyamsky kindergarten will begin in the new year, 2024 will bring other educational premieres, schools, for example, are being built in smalvichi esali. the most long-awaited sports festival of december, at least for the most little ones, was held today in the capital. the olympic christmas tree brought together children and grandchildren of famous belarusian athletes. more than 500 children aged 3 to 13 years from all regions of the country saw a colorful new year's performance, took part in games, quests, dances and round dances. in addition, the nok

of belarus, as part of the our children project, invited children from six regions of the country and various social institutions who took part in the cultural and sports festival in itoki krok do olympus to the olympic christmas tree. the event was a success, we really enjoyed it, you see how the children really liked it, we have a slightly different format, it’s like this... interactive communication with children is not just a fairy tale, it’s the participation of the children themselves in the fairy tale itself, so the children really like it, and the adults, i see that they are also happy, the children are all more , so next year we will think about what to do so that everyone can fit in if possible, from all the pupils, social pedagogical centers, we want to thank you for the invitation to such a magical event, we will remember it for a long time, thank you for the happiness,

after the end of the holiday, absolutely all children received sweet gifts from the national olympic committee of belarus. i have all the information for today, a summary of the day in panorama, have a nice evening. two gold, two silver , one bronze. this is the result of the performance of belarusian horse racing athletes at the russian open championships. distances in irkutsk. on the final day of the tournament , marina zueva showed the fastest time at a distance of 5 km. the belarusian broke away from her closest pursuer

by almost 4 seconds. she previously won distance 3 km. in the men's team sprint , the belarusian trio of evgeny gagiev, artyom chaban and viktor rudenok took bronze. and anna damyratskaya took two silver medals at distances of 500 and 1,000 m. liverpool is the sole leader...