Putin, Russia and Christmas

Putin Attends Christmas Mass With Ukraine War Veterans |Why Russians Celebrate Christmas in January?
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended Christmas greetings to Orthodox Christians, emphasizing the importance of family traditions and the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in uniting people. On January 7,
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends Orthodox Christmas service
Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the congregation for an Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on Monday evening.
Putin marks Orthodox Christmas despite hundreds of thousands dead
Vladimir Putin has marked Russian Orthodox Christmas by attending church in Moscow alongside fighters in his war against Ukraine and their families - despite being responsible for hundreds of thousands killed.
Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised development".
Christmas blackouts in Ukraine after 'massive' Russian strike
Ukrainians faced fresh Russian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure nationwide on Tuesday night into Christmas Day morning.
Putin asks Russian Orthodox church patriarch to consecrate Christmas gifts for troops in Ukraine
Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.Vi
Putin's Special Christmas Gifts For Russian Commanders In Ukraine | Watch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent special Christmas gifts to commanders deployed in Ukraine, intended to salute their bravery and boost their morale. On Orthodox Christmas Day, Putin met with Patriarch Kirill,
Putin And Leader Of Russian Orthodox Church Use Christmas To Send Bizarre Message To The West
Vladimir Putin and the patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church sent a rather unfriendly message to the West during their ...
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Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: 'What could be more inhumane?'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Zelenskyy suggested the ...
Zelensky condemns Putin for ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day attack
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for greenlighting an “inhumane” Christmas ...
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Putin’s Christmas Day attacks were designed to show ruthless force – but they may backfire
Perhaps Vladimir Putin, who we may safely assume approved the Christmas Day drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians, was making a point about Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision earlier this year to move ...
NATO launches fighter jets as Putin unleashes 'inhumane' Christmas Day attack
NATO has been pushed to launch fighter jets on Christmas Day as Russia unleashed a missile attack and kamikaze drone strike ...
Zelenskyy recalls Pokrovsk and Putin's longing for "excitement" in Christmas greetings – video
In his Christmas address to Ukrainians on 24 December, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recalled that it was in the city of ...
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Putin engraves his initials on Orthodox religious items distributed to Russian military commanders
After attending a midnight Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on Vladimir Putin asked Patriarch Kirill to bless a ...