Putin orders Orthodox Christmas ceasefire

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 07, 2023 12:08 am

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Friday in Manila) ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to run during Orthodox Christmas, a move that war-battered Kyiv swiftly branded as 'hypocrisy.'

Putin's directive to his troops was announced days after Moscow suffered its deadliest reported loss of the invasion, and following 11 months of brutal combat.

YULE ARMISTICE In this file photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022, Russian Patriarch Kirill celebrates a Christmas service at the Christ the Savior cathedral in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 5, 2023, ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on the eve of Orthodox Christmas following a request from Russia’s spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill, according to the Kremlin. AFP PHOTO

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