People buy fruits at a hypermarket in Moscow, Russia, on November 3, 2023. The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the shoppers look at the selection with dismay as inflation makes their wallets feel empty. (Photo by AP Photo)





A man walks by artillery gun barrels as he visits an exhibition of military equipment and weapons at the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Communications Forces in Saint Petersburg, on November 19, 2023, as Russia celebrates its Day of Missile Forces and Artillery. (Photo by Olga Maltseva/AFP Photo)





A woman chooses apples from a street vendor in snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, November 21, 2023. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





The unique designer carpet depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in the style of Andy Warhol's iconic portraits made by Russia's designer carpets factory “Imperial-Style” is presented at the annual 49th Russian Antique Salon in Moscow on November 23, 2023. The carpets of the factory, which was founded by Grigory Skvortsov in 1998, decorate the Kremlin halls, state residences, luxury hotels. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP Photo)





Actors dressed as Ded Moroz, Grandfather Frost, the Russian Santa Claus and Snegurochka, Snow Maiden walk inside the GUM department store, decorated for Christmas and New Year festivities, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, November 22, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





A couple of Malaysian tourists poses on the edge of Red Square as snow falls in Moscow on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP Photo)





Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Sberbank CEO German Gref, left, visit an exhibition on artificial intelligence in Moscow, Russia, Friday, November 24, 2023. Putin takes part in the plenary session of the international conference on artificial intelligence and machine learning “Artificial Intelligence Journey 2023” on the topic “The Generative AI Revolution: New Opportunities”. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Photo)





An Emergency Situation Ministry employee looks at a flooded area after a storm near Evpatoria in Crimea, Monday, November 27, 2023. A storm in the Black Sea took down power grids and left almost half a million people without power after it flooded roads, ripped up trees and damaged buildings in Crimea, Russian state news agency Tass said. (Photo by AP Photo)





Local residents get out of a truck during emergency evacuation from a flooded street carried out by rescuers due to a storm warning in Yevpatoriya, Crimea on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters)





A man and a dog are seen inside a truck during emergency evacuation from a flooded street carried out by rescuers due to a storm warning in Yevpatoriya, Crimea on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters)





Rescuers take part in emergency evacuation of local residents from a flooded street following a storm warning in Yevpatoriya, Crimea on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters)





A woman reacts during emergency evacuation from a flooded street carried out by rescuers due to a storm warning in Yevpatoriya, Crimea on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters)





A man carries a cage with a parrot while walking along a flooded street following a storm in Yevpatoriya, Crimea on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters)





Russian Kamila Valieva competes in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix, the Golden Skate of Moscow, at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, November 26, 2023. With its teams suspended from international competitions such as the Grand Prix series, Russia is holding its own series of figure skating events in various cities, also under the Grand Prix name. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





People walk across a snowbank near the Kremlin wall and St. Basil's Cathedral following a heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)





A woman walks with dogs in a boulevard after a heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Street actors walk during a snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia, 27 November 2023. The temperatures have reached minus three degrees Celsius in the second-largest city of Russia. (Photo by Anatoly Maltsev/EPA/EFE)





A guest wearing a fur hat looks on before a fashion show by Chinese brand CHNNYU during BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow, Russia on November 29, 2023. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Russian Supreme Court judge Oleg Nefedov leads a hearing in the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, November 30, 2023. Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. The court sided with the Justice Ministry, which filed a lawsuit this month demanding an LGBTQ+ “movement” in Russia to be labeled extremist. Rights activists argue the move opens the way for a broad crackdown on any individuals or groups deemed to be part of this movement. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





Activists speak to members of the media near the Russian Supreme Court after a hearing in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, November 30, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)