President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for trying to 'tear apart' Russia and said in an interview aired on national television that his offensive in Ukraine aimed to 'unite the Russian people'.
President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for trying to "tear apart" Russia and said in an interview aired on national television that his offensive in Ukraine aimed to "unite the Russian people". Meanwhile in Kyiv, a day after deadly shelling in southern Ukraine, residents held Christmas services on Sunday, defying Russian spiritual leaders who…
Putin has used the concept of “historical Russia” to argue that Ukrainians and Russians are one people — undermining Kyiv’s sovereignty and justifying his 10-month offensive in Ukraine.“Divide and conquer, that’s what they have always sought to accomplish and are still seeking to do,” Putin added.Putin declared his government was acting “in the right direction… protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, of our people.
Western military and financial aid has been crucial for Ukraine’s pushback of Russian troops — including from Kherson, the only regional capital that was held by Russia. This included deadly shelling on a busy market in the city centre that left 10 people dead and 55 injured. “Thank you… to everyone who came to Kherson to help. To save the wounded from the terrorists’ strike on Christmas. Artillery and mortar against ordinary Kherson streets… monsters!” Zelensky said.On Sunday, church bells pealed throughout Kyiv as Orthodox Christians attended Christmas services, in break with the Russian spiritual leaders who will mark the holiday in two weeks.
Also attending the service, Olena Zakharova-Gorianska said she was happy to be celebrating Christmas on December 25 for the first time — describing it as an obvious choice after surviving Russian occupation in the town of Gostomel, north of Kyiv.The decision by some Ukrainian churches to observe Christmas on December 25 highlights the deepening rift between religious leaders in Kyiv and Moscow.
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