Russia on verge of new virus surge, we're in difficult situation: Prez

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the country is facing a new surge of COVID-19 infections amid omicron variant. He said, "[We're] in a very difficult situation today, in a situation on...verge of possible new surges (of the virus)." Notably, Russian officials have warned the country could face a "very intense" rise in Omicron cases in the coming weeks.