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 celebrate it on January 7.
“Of course we will destroy it, 100 percent!” Putin said, referring to the Patriot missile battery promised to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Earlier this week, in his first trip outside Ukraine since the offensive began, Zelensky earned firm pledges of support from US President Joe Biden, including the Pentagon’s most advanced air defence system.
The Ukrainian army counted 71 strikes on the partly recaptured Kherson region on Saturday, including 41 on the city. In his daily address on Sunday, Zelensky condemned Russian “terrorists” and thanked all his compatriots — including soldiers, doctors, volunteers — involved in defending Ukraine. “The war has brought us so much grief,” she said. “We cannot do this with Russia, remain under its influence.”
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