Peace and stability, it is the gift that dream of the inhabitants of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Yesterday, hundreds of people attended the opening of the large Christmas tree installed on Lenin Square in the city controlled by pro-Russian separatists and marked by months of war.
"For 2015, we want peace, to be fair to both our side and the Ukrainian side to resume their minds and reconsider things, says Vasiliy Popov, a resident. We are a nation. I really hope that we will achieve prosperity in Donetsk. 2014 was not a good year with war, destruction, death of elderly and children. It's a shame. "
Christmas is celebrated on January 7th in Orthodox countries like Ukraine. And here is the Grandfather -sorte Gel Russian Santa Claus - and Snegurachka, the Snow Queen, who distribute gifts to children.
A semblance of normal life was established in Donetsk, thanks to a new ceasefire in the fully respected fighting since the beginning of the month. But the leaders of the separatist region have warned that the situation was unlikely to improve rapidly.
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