Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his military to observe a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holidays, the first sweeping truce move of its kind in the near-siege war. 11 months. Putin did not appear to condition his ceasefire order on a Ukrainian agreement to do the same, … Read more
The Kremlin on Thursday announced a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Eastern Orthodox Christmas, in what would be the largest truce since Russia invaded in February. But Ukraine’s leaders dismiss the idea as cynical posturing by a ruthless and unrelenting enemy. The Kremlin and the Defense Ministry said in separate statements that Russian President … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected out of hand a Russian order for a ceasefire during the Orthodox Christmas period, saying the proposed ceasefire was aimed at halting Ukraine’s military advances in the eastern Donbass region and bringing more troops to Moscow. There is a trick to allow. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour … Read more