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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Putin’s 36-hour truce is a tactical ploy

Ukrainian leader says the war will end when Russian troops leave Ukraine or ‘we throw them out’.

Al Jazeera

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

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

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

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 Guardian - UK

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…

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

A Ukrainian official dismissed the order as "hypocrisy."

Axios

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

Manchester Evening News

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”.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine

It is so people can observe the Orthodox Christmas period

Wales Online

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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The Independent UK

Isis, drug smugglers and regime forces unravel fragile peace in southern Syria

Syria is becoming a narco-state crippled by violence in its southern provinces, as Borzou Daragahi explains

Bangkok Post

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.

Daily Mirror

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

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

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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.

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.

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

The Guardian - UK

Moscow blames its troops’ use of mobile phones for Makiivka missile strike

Ukrainian shelling that killed 89 recruits aided by mobiles switched on near frontlines claims, Russia defence ministry

The Independent UK

Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops

The Russian military says unauthorized use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed

Reuters

Putin plans to talk to Turkish President Erdogan on Wednesday - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to talk to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

Reuters

Soldiers' widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilisation for Ukraine war

A little known patriotic group which supports the widows of Russian soldiers has called on President Vladimir Putin to order a large-scale mobilisation of millions of men and to close the borders to ensure victory in Ukraine.

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