NPR's Kyiv correspondent reflects on a year of warfare as many Ukrainians celebrate Christmas

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM CST

Russia continues to pound Ukraine’s power grid as the winter sinks in on Christmas Day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also told reporters he’s open to pulling troops back from the east of the country as part of a potential peace deal.

We get the latest from Kyiv with NPR’s Joanna Kakissis.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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