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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

Daily Mirror

Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas - Kremlin

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.

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Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire by Russian forces – Ukraine rejects it as ‘hypocrisy’

An advisor to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately rejected a call from the Russian president fro Kyiv to reciprocate

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Vladimir Putin will die from cancer 'very fast', claims Ukraine intelligence chief

He also claimed that the Russian president had been sick for a long time

Wales Online

Ukraine schools remain a key battlefront in fight for nation's future

When Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv on New Year’s Eve, the damaged buildings included a university and at least two schools.

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Russia and Belarus beef up joint military grouping, plan drills

Russia and Belarus have beefed up their joint military grouping in Belarus with weapons, soldiers and specialised equipment, and plan to hold joint aviation drills, the Belarusian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Calls for Ukraine ceasefire ahead of Orthodox Christmas

Calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine came from inside Russia and abroad on Thursday, days after the deadliest reported loss of the war for Moscow’s forces.

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Wagner chief frees prisoners who fought in Ukraine for Russia

Yevgeny Prigozhin filmed telling convicts who served six months on the front line, ‘don’t rape women’ in Russia.

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Vladimir Putin has cancer and will die very soon, Ukrainian intelligence boss claims

Ukraine's Chief of Defence Intelligence has claimed sources confirmed that Vladimir Putin was suffering from cancer, after the Kremlin leader has pulled out of events and withdrawn from the public eye

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian tycoon denies embezzlement in French hearing

A Ukrainian billionaire and former lawmaker suspected of embezzling more than $100 million appeared in a French court Thursday

The Independent UK

Ukraine to get French combat vehicles in 'first' such move

The French Defense Ministry says it will hold talks “very quickly” with its Ukrainian counterpart about the number of armored combat vehicles it will deliver to help the country in its fight against Russian forces

The Independent UK

Russian church head calls for Ukraine truce, finds no takers

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling for a 36-hour Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine at the end of this week

The Independent UK

Putin ally Prigozhin grants freedom to first Russian convicts who fought in Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's most powerful mercenary group, bade farewell on Thursday to former convicts who had served out their contracts in Ukraine and urged them to avoid the temptation to kill when back in civilian life.

Reuters

Ukraine war: despite Russian setbacks, an end to the conflict is not yet in sight

For the past two months, Russia has systematically targeted Ukrainian infrastructure, devastating the country’s power grid and putting many basic services from healthcare to sanitation at risk. Apart from destruction, this campaign has achieved virtually nothing positive for Russia.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Pleads with Allies to Send Tanks as Fighting Grinds on in East

Ukrainian and Russian troops battled in eastern regions on Thursday as Kyiv tried to push back occupying forces, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to provide his army with heavy tanks to boost their firepower. The Ukrainian military said the Russians were focused on an offensive in the Bakhmut…

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Erdogan Tells Putin Ceasefire Needed in Ukraine Peace Efforts

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a "vision for a fair solution", the Turkish presidency said on Thursday. Erdogan and the Russian president have spoken repeatedly since Russian forces invaded…

Reuters

Putin tells Erdogan: Ukraine must accept loss of territories for there to be dialogue

President Vladimir Putin told Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Russia was open to dialogue over Ukraine but that Kyiv would have to accept the loss of territories claimed by Russia, the Kremlin said.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine starts new year with major attack on Russian troops

2023 begins with a Ukrainian offensive and defensive success, while the prospect for peace remains dim.

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France to send armoured vehicles to war-torn Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron has pledged to provide Ukraine with light armoured vehicles to help in the war against Russia. The Elysée made the announcement following a phone call between the French President and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky late Wednesday.

Reuters

Russian patriarch calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on Thursday for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce, a step dismissed by Kyiv as a cynical trap.

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Erdogan tells Putin ceasefire needed in Ukraine peace efforts -presidency

Evening Standard

Putin’s air chiefs ‘move long-range bombers to Russia’s far east after planes hit at base closer to Ukraine’

The UK’s Ministry of Defence says Russia had responded to the attacks by “dispersing” the long-range planes to several airfields

The Independent UK

Between battles, Ukraine's soldiers have a place to recover

Sitting on comfy armchairs in a low-lit room smelling of lavender and pine trees, the men take deep breaths as they close their eyes and listen to meditation music

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 316

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 316th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Daily Mirror

Russian soldiers using mobile phones blamed as at least 89 die from Ukraine attack

Russian military leaders have blamed soldiers using their mobile phones for giving away the location of their base which was hit by Ukrainian shelling causing at least 89 deaths

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