On Christmas Eve, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Zelensky thanked the Patriarch for his support of Ukraine and discussed the prospects for achieving a just peace. This was reported by UNN.
I thanked His All-Holiness for his spiritual support of Ukraine and prayers for the Ukrainian people and congratulated the Patriarch on the upcoming holidays - Christmas and New Year. Ukraine is doing everything possible to make 2025 a year of just and lasting peace for our country and the world
The President noted that Ukraine appreciates the steps taken by the Patriarchate to strengthen support for Ukraine among the global religious community and efforts to gain spiritual independence.
“I am grateful to Patriarch Bartholomew for wishing the Ukrainian people strength, courage and God's blessing, as well as for congratulating them on Christmas,” the President added.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that no leader in the world has the right to negotiate to end the war with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin without Ukraine.