BREAKING: Russian President Putin calls on Kyiv to observe a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine for Russian Orthodox Christmas, a move Ukraine has indicated it would reject.
for 36 hours and called on Kyiv to do the same, the Kremlin said Thursday, a move that Ukraine appeared to swiftly reject.
Ukraine indicated it wouldn't support a cease fire for Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated on Saturday, and has long viewed suggestions of a truce as favoring Moscow. "First. Ukraine doesn’t attack foreign territory and doesn’t kill civilians. As [Russia] does. Ukraine destroys only members of the occupation army on its territory...," Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter after Putin's announcement ."Second. [Russia] must leave the occupied territories — only then will it have a"temporary truce." Keep hypocrisy to yourself.
Putin instructed his defense minister to institute a cease-fire"along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine" starting at midday local time on Friday, the Kremlin said in a statement posted on Telegram. The proposed Christmas truce would last until midnight local time on Saturday.
"Based on the fact that a large number of citizens professing Orthodoxy live in the areas of hostilities, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire and give them the opportunity to attend services on Christmas Eve, as well as on the Day of the Nativity of Christ," Putin said.
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