Zelensky’s controversial wish for Putin in his message to Ukrainians on yet another wartime Christmas: “Let him die”

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky congratulated the Christmas for Ukrainiansthe fourth that they have spent at war since the start of the Russian invasion, with surprising desire.

“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 declared.

“We demand peace for Ukraine. We are fighting for it. And we pray for her. And we deserve it. So that every Ukrainian family lives in harmony,” he stressed.

In this way, the president politicizes a popular Ukrainian belief according to which on Christmas night “the sky opens” and wishes are granted, and connects this tradition to the wish that the evil suffered by the country “dies”, which in this case is attributed to the war to which Putin led his people.

“Christmas Eve, the Russians have once again shown 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 day 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 caused by the war, he emphasized Russia, our trust in each other, our unity.

The Ukrainian president also alluded in his speech to all families separated from their loved oneseither because they are fighting on the front, or because they are in Russian captivity, or because they are dead, or because they 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 of winning.

Zelensky concluded by calling for a day when Ukrainians could gather as families in the first year after the war to enjoy a peaceful Christmas and congratulate each other on the birth of Christ.