24.12.2025 โข The Day Zelenskyy Proposed a Free Economic Zone
โจMedia coverage on Christmas Eve began with a continued focus on the Epstein files, specifically analyzing the 'Balmoral Request' and an email from 'A' seeking 'inappropriate friends.' This narrative expanded by midday as the U.S. Department of Justice announced the discovery of one million additional documents, a development editors framed as a major procedural delay in the investigation. Simultaneously, a series of fatal car bombings in Moscow shifted editorial attention toward the Kremlin's internal security.
By early afternoon, President Zelenskyyโs new peace proposal, featuring a 'free economic zone' in Donbas and potential troop withdrawals from the east, became the dominant geopolitical headline. Domestic reporting concurrently pivoted to a transatlantic diplomatic rift as the U.S. sanctioned UK-linked activists for 'censorship.' The evening saw a seasonal shift in priority, with tabloids and broadsheets alike highlighting a surprise piano duet between Princess Catherine and Princess Charlotte during a televised carol concert, momentarily eclipsing the day's grimmer forensic and military developments.