Zelenskyy urges courage at Christmas
By DW
28 December 2022 |
5:58 am
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a defiant Christmas message amid the somber background of Russia's war. "We will not wait for a miracle, we will do it ourselves," he said.
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