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epa11048424 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (C) meets with families of 10-year-old Irina Volkova (R) from Perm and 6-year-old Makar Sokolov (2nd-L) from the Kostroma Region, as part of the Christmas Tree of Wishes nationwide charity campaign to fulfil New Year wishes of children in difficult situations, orphans, children with disabilities, as well as gifted kids, in Moscow, Russia, 29 December 2023. Mishustin has presented Irina a guitar and karaoke microphones and Makar a toy railway and books about trains. The goal of the annual national charity event is to fulfil wishes of children involving handicapped or suffering from potentially life-threatening conditions, as well as of orphans and children from poor families. EPA/ALEXANDER ASTAFYEV / SPUTNIK / GOVERNMENT PRESS SERVICE / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT