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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

UN disbands prison killings probe in Ukraine over security

The United Nations has announced it is disbanding a fact-finding mission requested by Russia and Ukraine to investigate the killings at a prison in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists

The Independent UK

US and Germany agree to send armed fighting vehicles to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden said ‘the war is at a critical point’

Evening Standard

U.S. and Germany sending armored vehicles to Ukraine

Ukraine wants tanks and armored vehicles to aid its counterattacks.

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Russia pardons first convicts who survived 6 months at front

Russian authorities pardoned the first wave of former convicts who survived six months at the front in Ukraine, making good on a promise made to them by mercenary tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has sent thousands of troops to fight in the Kremlin’s invasion.

Tribune News Service

US and Germany to send Ukraine armored vehicles in major arms upgrade

The U.S. and Germany will send armored vehicles and an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, a significant upgrade in firepower urgently sought by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the fight against Russia’s invasion.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine's Zelenskiy dismisses Russia truce order as trick

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected out of hand on Thursday a Russian order for a truce over Orthodox Christmas, saying it was a trick to halt the progress of Ukraine's forces in the eastern Donbas region and bring in more of their own.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: What we know on day 316 of the invasion

Putin proposes 36-hour ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas; Ukraine says ‘temporary truce’ only possible when Russia leaves occupied territory

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Putin orders a surprise 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to cease fighting in Ukraine for 36 hours starting Friday at noon, Moscow time, but Kyiv quickly dismissed the move as a ploy, unlikely to slow a conflict that’s heading for its second year.

Tribune News Service

Germany and U.S. agree to send combat vehicles to Ukraine

The leaders of the United States and Germany on Thursday announced they were sending armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine, ramping up military support for Kyiv to repel Russian forces after a similar move by France earlier this week.

Reuters

Azerbaijan asks World Court to order Armenia to help demine contested territories

The World Court said on Thursday Azerbaijan had asked it to order neighbouring Armenia to stop planting landmines in territories it once occupied and to hand over information about the location of mines, booby-traps and other explosives.

Reuters

Kremlin doubts Kyiv truce rejection reflects Zelenskiy's view

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed doubt on Thursday that the rejection of Russia's proposed truce by an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reflected the Ukrainian leader's view, Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters

Foreign Secretary: Tanks may be part of future support for Ukraine

James Cleverly was speaking at a press conference after a meeting with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock.

The Independent UK

Biden says Putin trying to find 'oxygen' with truce proposal

U.S. President Joe Biden suggested Vladimir Putin's struggle in Ukraine after 10 months of war and thousands of lives lost had prompted the Russian president to offer a 36-hour truce, saying, "I think he's trying to find some oxygen."

Reuters

US to send Ukraine dozens of Bradleys in $2.85B aid package

The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas

Kyiv says Moscow’s declaration of truce, after Russian president cited appeal from patriarch, is ‘hypocrisy’

The Independent UK

Australia to buy US-made HIMARS in boost to defense systems

Australia announced Thursday it will boost its defense capabilities by buying advanced missile and rocket systems, including U.S.-made HIMARS which have been successfully used by Ukraine’s military

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: Russian strikes failed to dampen Christmas spirit – but still no end in sight for the war

Over the holiday period, a pedal-powered Christmas tree became the symbol of Ukraine’s defiant resistance against Russia’s relentless bombing campaign which Vladimir Putin hoped would spoil everyone’s Yuletide. Usually the Orthodox church would celebrate Christmas on January 7, but a decision was made by the Ukraine church to give its…

Axios

Putin orders 36-hour unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas

A Ukrainian official dismissed the order as "hypocrisy."

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Orders Ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas

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

Manchester Evening News

Putin orders 36-hour weekend ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas

Members of the Orthodox Church across Eastern Europe will observe Christmas over the weekend

Reason

The GOP Split on Ukraine Aid Isn't Really About Ukraine

For most aid critics, the urge to cut off Kyiv appears unconnected to any sort of principled realism, non-interventionism, or even isolationism.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war news – live: Putin wants ceasefire as cover to push us back, says Zelensky

Ukraine’s president says war ‘will end either when your soldiers leave or we throw them out’

Evening Standard

Kyiv dismisses Vladimir Putin’s 36-hour ‘ceasefire’ in Ukraine as ‘cynical trap’

Senior Ukrainian officials have dismissed Vladimir Putin’s proposal of a 36-hour “ceasefire” as “hypocritical” and a “cynical trap”.

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine

It is so people can observe the Orthodox Christmas period

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin orders 36-hour CEASEFIRE in Ukraine to mark Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a truce in Ukraine from noon on January 6 to midnight on January 7 to allow troops to observe the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday

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