Zelenskyy says he wishes for Putin to ‘die’ in Christmas message

https://www.joe.co.uk/news/zelenskyy-says-he-wishes-for-putin-to-die-in-christmas-message-517589

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rhel@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 115 pts · 263d (6 replies)

Quite sensational headline... here's the context:

Dear people,

Since ancient times, Ukrainians have believed that, on Christmas night, the heavens open. And if you tell them your dream, it will surely come true. Today, we all share one dream. And we make one wish – for all of us.

“May he perish,” each of us may think to ourselves. But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater.

We ask for peace for Ukraine. We fight for it. And we pray for it. And we deserve it. That every Ukrainian family may live in harmony. That every Ukrainian child may rejoice in a gift, smile, and preserve that so very important childlike faith in goodness and in miracles.

That the eyes of our children, the eyes of our parents, our loved ones, our families may finally stop crying. That goodness and truth may prevail. That there may be a victory of peace. That there may be us. And that there may be Ukraine. And, inevitably, the day when everyone gathers at home in the first peaceful year, at a peaceful Christmas, and says to one another: “Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!”

I congratulate all of you on the holiday, dear Ukrainians! To each and every one of you, I wish a happy Christmas, delicious kutia, and, of course, peace for us all!

Take care of yourselves, take care of your families, take care of our Ukraine!

Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!

Source: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/privitannya-prezidenta-ukrayini-z-rizdvom-hristovim-102185

als@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 263d (3 replies)

Never even mentions Putin

Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 263d (2 replies)

Who do you think “he” is?

wondrous_strange@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 263d (1 reply)

Voldemort?

Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 263d

Actually………?

Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 263d

What an incredible message. Expertly crafted to throw shade at he who was not named, fly in the face of the anti-christian sentiment he tried to stoke against Ukraine with Congress, and a reminder that Ukrainian unity will, and has, seen them through this far. Also a great reminder that Ukraine is still here. Slava Ukraini, as they say.

Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d

Lol feels like the media is trying to villainize him with an inaccurate headline but are there really people that would get upset if he did wish for Putin's death?

kokesh@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 263d

There are most people with the same wish. Merry dead putin to everyone!

PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 263d (3 replies)

Imagine what a Christmas gift that would be.

dude@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 263d (2 replies)

A rope?

uncouple9831@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 263d (1 reply)
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JohnSmith@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 263d

High up, with a window precariously ajar.

EchoCranium@lemmy.zip · 32 pts · 263d

May all your Christmas wishes come true.

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 263d (1 reply)

Here come the fascist hypocrites to say how horrible it is to wish that about anyone.

NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 263d

Except that's not what he said.

monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 263d (1 reply)

Toss in [ REDACTED ] while you’re at it

Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 263d

🍊

Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 263d

Everyone with a functioning brain wishes this.

mrdown@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 263d (8 replies)

Death to all war criminals

not_me@piefed.social · 2 pts · 263d (7 replies)
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msage@programming.dev · 3 pts · 263d (1 reply)

Yes, yes, yes.

not_me@piefed.social · 1 pts · 263d
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mrdown@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 262d (4 replies)

Yes also add Biden, obama and Bush

not_me@piefed.social · -2 pts · 262d (3 replies)
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mrdown@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d (2 replies)

I am so maga that i wish genocide trump death

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mrdown@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 262d

Take a ticket and wait your turn

HubertManne@piefed.social · 13 pts · 263d (2 replies)

I sorta wish aliens would elimate anyone who pushes that climate change is a hoax or that facism is somehow better than democracy or any of the other conspiracy theories with no basis in fact.

leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 263d

aliens

Better not to wait, let's do it ourselves.

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 245d

the ones that push it for personal gain, get turned into artificial satellites around the moons of jupiter.
the ones that mistakenly actually believe it, extensive probing to determine where their brains broke, and then therapy until they're cured.

bklyn@piefed.social · 12 pts · 263d

I feel ya buddy

mavu@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 263d (1 reply)

well, who doesn't?

Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 262d

Putin, presumably.

coolman@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 263d

Damn it Zelenskyy, it's not going to come true now that you told me.

djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 263d (3 replies)

now I'm thinkin of a badass christmas action movie where Santa has to assassinate various corrupt leaders of state

titanicx@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 263d (1 reply)

Violent night 2.

altphoto@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 263d

All is fight...

Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 263d

vga@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 263d

I don't want Putin to die. That is a way too easy exit for a criminal like him.

We need him and rest of his nazi buddies alive for Nuremberg II.

But ok, perhaps his gruesome death is the more realistic option. It certainly wouldn't be a bad thing.

PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 263d

me too thanks

njm1314@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 263d

Hey me too!

PwnTra1n@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 263d (1 reply)

When all you want for Christmas is dead presidents but you don’t want cash….

whitecollarcry@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 263d
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