Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine continue as Ukraine spent its third Christmas under Russian onslaught.
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Joanna Kakissis is an international correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she leads NPR's bureau and coverage of a conflict that has upended millions of lives, affected global energy and food supplies and pitted NATO against Russia.
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