Pope, Leo XIV and Ukraine
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared to wish for the death of Vladimir Putin in a Christmas message after Russia continued to bombard the country with missiles and drones. In a video posted to X on Christmas Eve,
The staggering setback for the Kremlin occurred as fighting continued between both sides for nearly the fourth straight year and a US-brokered peace plan remained stalled.
Zelensky says Russia fired more than 600 drones and 30 missiles - footage on social media captured the moment a drone hit a block of flats in Kyiv.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has hinted at progress on a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, following a “really good conversation” with President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Christmas Day.
In his first Christmas message, speaking to a crowd of some 26,000 people in St Peter's Square, Leo XIV also discussed the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.