Ukraine has traditionally marked Christmas on January 7, along with Russia. Last year, many Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated on December 25 for the first time, shifting away from ...
Ukraine had traditionally followed the Julian calendar, like Russia, where Christmas is on 7 January. But in a move away from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky changed the law in ...
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 ...
“Putin deliberately chose Christmas for ... Unlike Ukraine (which dropped the old Orthodox calendar and adopted 25 December as its holiday), Putin’s Russia cleaves to old imperial Russian ...
While neither Russia nor Ukraine have an official state religion ... "Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ...