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Muscovites mark muted New Year without fireworks, hope for peace

Women carry burning sparklers during the New Year's Eve celebrations in central Moscow, Russia December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

People in the centre of Moscow prepared late on Saturday to mark a somewhat muted New Year's Eve without the usual fireworks and celebrations on Red Square, with many saying they wanted peace in 2023.

Authorities closed off the famous cobbled square in the heart of Moscow, citing restrictions to fight COVID-19, and increased the number of police in nearby side streets.

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