Our brothers and sisters in Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, and many other places around the world are suffering.

Israel has turned Gaza to rubble because of its inhumane attacks. More than two million Palestinians try to survive under challenging conditions.

Right across our border, after 14 years of struggle, the Syrian public, despite the sabotage from inside and outside, are making intense efforts to recover and revive their country.

From Europe to Asia, at a time when waves of crisis and uncertainty are rising, in order to keep standing against winds of trouble, we need more solidarity and more brotherhood than ever.

It appears that a new conspiracy is underway, and the enemy is seeking to push economic conditions to a point where, in their view, public dissatisfaction increases and the system and government face internal problems.

They will take this wish to their graves as well, just as during the 12-day war, when, through the use of domestically produced missiles, the resistance of the armed forces, and the efforts of all the people and the government, we were able to get through that crisis.

There are no indications or evidence that the enemies will repeat their mistake of attacking Iran again.

The enemy has realized our ability to counter aggression and that's why it's unlikely to want to repeat the mistake.

In Germany, unjustified persecution of Russian citizens and compatriots by government officials continues.

We strongly urge our citizens to refrain from traveling to Germany.

Today, we had a very good conversation with President Trump's special representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

We discussed some essential details of the work. There are good ideas that can work for a common result and lasting peace. Real security, real recovery, real peace—this is what we all need in Ukraine, in the United States, in Europe, and from every partner who helps us. I hope that our Christmas agreements and ideas discussed today will be useful.

We agreed that Rustem Umerov would talk to Steve and Jared today. We believe it's right not to lose a single day and a single opportunity that could bring us closer to a result.

Let our conversation today be another step towards peace.

Today we talked for almost an hour with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and it was a really good conversation with a lot of details. There are good ideas, and we discussed them.

There are some of our new ideas on how to bring real peace closer, and this concerns formats and meetings and, of course, timing. It is important if we manage to organize what we talked about today.

Some documents are already ready. I see that they are almost completely ready. Of course, we still need to work on sensitive issues, but together with the American team, we understand how to ensure all this.

The coming weeks may also be intense.

The child born today in Bethlehem is the same Jesus who says, "Peace be in me! In the world you have tribulations, but take courage! I have overcome the world!"

Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Syria: trusting in these divine words and practicing justice will bring peace; honoring justice will bring tranquility and security forever.

We pray in a special way for the tormented people of Ukraine.

If you silence the roar of arms, the parties involved, supported by the commitment of the international community, may find the courage to engage in sincere, direct, and respectful dialogue.