Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the ceasefire on the occasion of Orthodox Christmas.
By AFP
LRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his forces to enforce a January 6-7 ceasefire in Ukraine during Orthodox Christmas.
“Considering the request of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the Russian Defense Minister to introduce a ceasefire regime in all communications between the parties in Ukraine from 12:00 noon on January 6 to midnight on January 7 of this year,” Putin said in a Kremlin statement.
The Russian president called on Ukrainian forces to honor the fighting, allowing the Orthodox majority in Ukraine, like Russia, to “attend services on Christmas Eve and Nativity Day.” Christ. “.
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