In Ukraine, where Russia's military invasion continues, attacks continued on the 25th, which celebrated Christmas.
In Kyiv, the capital, attendees prayed for peace at a Christmas service.
In Ukraine, from the 24th to the 25th, there were attacks by the Russian army in various places, and 16 people were killed in the attack by the Russian army in Kherson, a key town in the south.
Under these circumstances, some Ukrainian Orthodox churches, which have traditionally celebrated Christmas on January 7 as in Russia according to the lunar calendar, held Christmas services on the 25th.
Of these, about 50 people attended the church on the grounds of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the capital, and offered prayers for peace.
Attendees sang Christmas carols called "Kolyadka" in Ukrainian, and their beautiful voices echoed throughout the church.
On the other hand, Russian state television published an interview with President Putin on SNS on the 25th, in which President Putin said, ``We are ready to negotiate an acceptable solution with all parties, but it is up to them. It is they who are refusing, not us," he said, unilaterally blaming Ukraine and the West.
"Russia is attacking Ukraine and killing its citizens. Russia does not want negotiations, it is just trying to avoid responsibility," Ukrainian presidential adviser Podlyak said in a tweet on Wednesday. Did.