Overchuk fulfilled the dream of a 13-year-old boy as part of the "Wish Tree" campaign

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk realized the dream of 13-year-old Gleb, whose card he took from a New Year's tree as part of the All-Russian charity event "Wishing Tree".

The boy wanted to know how news is produced and asked for an e-book. Overchuk personally met with Gleb at the St. Petersburg edition of Channel Five and wished the boy a Happy New Year.

"I pulled out a balloon on the Wish Tree. This is your balloon. <...> I know you wanted an e-book, there are candies there, as it should be. You dream of watching how the news is made, I know that you like to watch the news, you like to watch the weather forecast, cartoons," TASS quoted Overchuk as saying.

The student also presented a small gift to the Deputy Prime Minister, and then went on a tour of the studio with him, where he was able to try himself as a presenter, record a story about New Year's St. Petersburg and congratulate the audience on the holidays.

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Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova also fulfilled the dreams of three children who sent their cards to participate in the "Wish Tree" — seven-year-old Alina Gavrilova from Leninogorsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as 13-year-old Ivan Smirnov and his four-year-old brother Lev from Krasnoyarsk received gifts.

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