在俄羅斯總統普京(Vladimir Putin)於上週六(4月19日)宣布停火30小時之後,俄烏雙方在週日(20日)復活節當天迎來短暫和平。普京同日出席了俄羅斯東正教派牧首主持的禮拜活動:烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskyy)則在社群平台X(原推特)上傳影片,呼籲國人不要放棄希望。
根據《路透社》報導,在普京單方面宣布停火的幾小時之後,他與莫斯科市長索比亞寧(Sergei Sobyanin)雙雙現身莫斯科救世主大教堂(Cathedral of Christ the Saviour)。與往年一樣,普京身穿一襲暗色西裝、搭配白襯衫與紅領帶,當東正教派牧首基里爾(Patriarch Kirill)高喊「基督復活了」,普京也同時在胸口劃上數次十字架。
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill at Russia's main Christ the Saviour Cathedral in central Moscow.
— cliQ India (@cliQIndiaMedia) April 20, 2025
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據了解,普京向來會親自參與重大教會禮拜,展現對傳統宗教儀式的重視。而東正教不僅是普京的宗教信仰,更早已深植於他的世界觀與生活哲學。
另一方面,澤倫斯基則趁復活節呼籲國人堅持信念,強調即使戰爭已持續1152天,也不應放棄和平終將實現的希望。他在一段上傳至X的影片中說道,烏克蘭永遠不會失去信心,「因為這份信心是對於彼此、您身旁的人、烏克蘭男男女女。(以及)對於邪惡或許有其時但上帝終將勝利的信心。」
Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day. This is one of the meanings enshrined in the story of Christ. Of His earthly suffering and death – and of His resurrection, and the truth that sooner or later, yet inevitably, evil will retreat, and life will triumph.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 20, 2025
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