‘Hard to feel festive’ says Ukrainian marking third UK Christmas
Ms Romanenko, a reporter, said she never thought she would be away from her country for so long.
Describing her third Christmas in the UK as “another milestone”, she said: “I think it is the same for every Ukrainian”.
She added: “It’s very difficult to be in a festive mood when you know that your friends and family could be killed but I’m trying to feel positive.”
Asked about what she wants to see from the UK government in 2025, Ms Romanenko said she wanted to see her country backed “in the ways that Ukraine is asking for, to provide all the weapons that they are able to provide”.
She added: “We need to pressure Russia to stop thinking that they can get away with this behaviour.
“So just continue to support Ukraine and give Ukraine more defence weapons because without those we can’t really defend ourselves.”
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