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The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, on Wednesday night, congratulated the Christmas to Ukrainiansthe fourth they have spent in war since the beginning of the Russian invasion, with a surprising desire.
“Many of us think to ourselves that he will die,” He assured in a recorded speech in a clear allusion, although without quoting him, to the person responsible for so much suffering, Vladimir Putin.
However, the Ukrainian president qualified his message by adding that “Then we realize that we want something much greater“, alluding to lasting peace in the country. Therefore, he has requested that the wish to achieve peace soon is fulfilled.
πΊπ¦ Zelensky speaks for all of us this Christmas:
βToday, we all share one dream. And we make one wish β for all of us.
βMay he perish,β each of us may think to ourselves. [Putin]
But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater.
We ask for peace for Ukraine.βπ pic.twitter.com/8rqkMx2dbxβ ππ§π§π πππππ | πͺπΊπ«π·π΅π±πΊπ¦ (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) December 24, 2025
“Ukrainians have long believed that on Christmas night the heavens open. And that if you tell them your dream, it will surely come true.”d. Today we all have a dream. And we make a wish for everyone,” he stated.
“We ask for peace for Ukraine. We fight for it. And we pray for her. And we deserve it. So that every Ukrainian family lives in harmony,” he emphasized.
In this way, the president politicizes a popular Ukrainian belief according to which on Christmas night βthe sky opensβ and wishes are heard, and links that tradition with the wish that the evil that the country is suffering βdieβ, which in this case is attributed to the war that Putin has led his people to.
“On Christmas Eve, the Russians once again showed who they really are. Massive bombings, hundreds of kamikaze drones, ballistic missiles, ‘Kinzhal’ missiles, everything,” he said in his message regarding the Russian attack the night before.
“This is how those who have absolutely nothing in common with the Christian religion or with anything human act,” Zelensky denounced.
But despite all the difficulties and losses that the war has brought, he noted, Russia, our faith in each other, our unity.”
The Ukrainian president also alluded in his speech to all families who are separated from their loved oneseither because they are fighting on the front, are in Russian captivity, have died or have been displaced by the occupation.
Zelensky assured that despite the suffering, as long as these people live in the hearts of their loved ones and their faith and desire to continue living persist, evil has no chance to win.
Zelensky concluded by calling for a day when Ukrainians can gather as families in the first year after the war to enjoy a peaceful Christmas and congratulate each other on the birth of Christ.