MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a shelter for families fleeing the conflict in east Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, while the Orthodox Patriarch who heads churches in Russia and Ukraine said his heart was with Ukraine’s people.Putin, who usually celebrates Christmas by attending a midnight service outside Moscow, visited a village church that runs a refugee centre that has taken in almost 1,000 people fleeing the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine.Millions of Orthodox believers in both Russia and Ukraine celebrate Christmas Day on January 7, following the old-style Julian calendar.Wearing a jumper …read more
Source: AsiaOne
