Volodymyr Zelensky has emphatically rejected Putin’s calls for a 36-hour Christmas ceasefire, which would have been effective from midday today (10am GMT). He accused the Kremlin of using the break to “continue the war with renewed vigour” by repositioning troops closer to
In order to mark the occasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to ceasefire for 36 hours over the festive weekend. The President urged Ukraine to do the same following a call by Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Thursday allegedly called on Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to order a ceasefire in Ukraine in observation of Orthodox Christmas. “Given the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation