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Russian Church Calls For ‘Christmas Truce’ In Ukraine
The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has called on the forces of both Russia and Ukraine to cease hostilities in the run-up to and during Christmas. Both Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox faithful traditionally celebrate the holiday on January 7.
In a statement on Wednesday, Patriarch Kirill addressed to “all parties embroiled in internal strife…an appeal to cease fire and establish a Christmas truce from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7.”
The purpose of the ceasefire would be to enable the Orthodox faithful “to attend services on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day,” Kirill stated.
President Putin orders frontline ceasefire between parties in Ukraine from 12:00 Moscow time on Jan 6 till 00:00 Jan 8 - Kremlin
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Zelensky Finds Excuse to Reject Christmas Ceasefire
The Christmas cessation of hostilities offered by Moscow was merely a ruse to improve Moscow’s standing on the battlefield, Zelensky claimed - calling on Russians to overthrow their govt instead.
In a video message to Ukrainians, Zelensky said he had offered a “peace plan” to Moscow in December, starting with the withdrawal of all Russian troops from territories claimed by Kiev..
Kiev’s troops have made no advances in Donbass for the past several weeks. The few reports coming from the embattled city of Bakhmut/Artyomovsk speak of high casualties among Ukrainian soldiers.
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Unilateral ceasefire ordered by Putin comes into force in Ukraine
A brief ceasefire between the warring sides in Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Christmas Eve took effect early on Friday, Russian state television said, marking the first pause in the protracted war.
"At noon today, the ceasefire regime came into force on the entire contact line," Russia's state-run First Channel announced on Friday, saying the truce will continue until the end of January 7.
The ceasefire order came on Thursday following an appeal by Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia will be observing the truce for 36 hours, from 12:00 local time (0900 GMT) on January 6 until midnight on January 7, a report in state-owned RT said.
“We call upon the Ukrainian side to proclaim a cessation of hostilities and give them [Orthodox Christians] the opportunity to attend services on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day,” read a Kremlin statement.
This is while Ukrainian and Russian troops continued to attack each other’s positions in eastern Ukraine, according to reports.
The Russian truce has been rejected by Kiev, with officials there calling the move “hypocritical".
