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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Guy Faulconbridge

Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas - Kremlin

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov in Moscow, Russia, January 3, 2023. Sputnik/Aleksey Babushkin/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas, the first major truce of the more than 10-month long war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated swathes of Ukraine.

Putin ordered the ceasefire to begin on Jan. 6, the Kremlin said. Many Orthodox Christians, including those living in Russia and Ukraine, celebrate Christmas on Jan. 6-7.

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