Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow's armed forces to hold a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow's armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said.
Kirill suggested a truce from noon Friday through midnight Saturday, local time. The Russian Orthodox Church, which uses the ancient Julian calendar, celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7 -- later than the Gregorian calendar -- although some Christians in Ukraine also mark the holiday on that date.Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak dismissed Kirill's call as "a cynical trap and an element of propaganda.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Putin to implement a "unilateral ceasefire," according to a statement from the Turkish president's office. Previous attempts at peace talks have fallen at that hurdle, as Ukraine demands that Russia withdraws from occupied areas at the very least. Ukraine's Western allies have renewed a vow to keep supporting Kyiv for as long as it takes to defeat Russia.
The fighting in Ukraine has increasingly become a war of attrition in recent weeks, as winter sets in.
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