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Russia says it has started brief Ukraine cease-fire that Kyiv scorned

Russia said its troops stopped fighting in Ukraine at noon Moscow time Friday under President Vladimir Putin’s order of a 36-hour cease-fire for the Orthodox Christmas holiday. Kyiv dismissed the offer as a ploy.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine war: why Russian soldiers' mothers aren't demonstrating the strong opposition they have in previous conflicts

Ukraine’s military launched a devastating strike on New Year’s Day hitting a building housing recently mobilised Russian soldiers in the occupied region of Donetsk.

The Conversation

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Ukraine Vice PM on big tech’s support

Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister has told Tech & Science Daily how big tech firms such as Uber are backing the war effort following Russia’s invasion.

Evening Standard

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Global economy 2023: why there will still be plenty of pressure on food prices in the year ahead

Welcome to this special report on the food industry, the fourth instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on inflation, energy and the cost of living.

The Conversation

Ukraine welcomes agile armour it hopes will give it a fighting edge

Light armoured vehicles arriving in Ukraine are good fit for tactics Kyiv has been deploying against Russia

The Guardian - UK

How has war changed love and relationships in Ukraine?

The fighting in Ukraine shows that the reality of love during war is far darker than the romances produced by Hollywood, write Jeff Stein, Samantha Schmidt and Kostiantyn Khudov

The Independent UK

Russia says Ukraine shells its positions during Moscow's unilateral ceasefire

Russia said Ukraine shelled Russian military positions on Friday during a 36-hour ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin, which Kyiv and its allies have dismissed as a sham.

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Kremlin-Ordered Truce Is Uncertain amid Mutual Mistrust

An uneasy calm in Kyiv on Friday was broken by air-raid sirens that also blared across the rest of Ukraine despite a Russian ceasefire declaration for the Orthodox Christmas, a truce scorned by Ukrainian officials as a ploy. No explosions were heard in the capital, however. And reports of sporadic…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Leak reveals Roman Abramovich’s billion-dollar trusts transferred before Russia sanctions

Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch’s children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes

The Guardian - UK

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

Ukraine's power grid operator issued a new appeal to civilians to save electricity on Friday as temperatures fell and energy consumption rose, threatening new strains on a network devastated by Russian air strikes.

Reuters

What awaits Ukraine in 2023?

Ukrainians are confident they will win the war, but fears of a renewed Russian offensive in 2023 are growing.

Al Jazeera

Japan, Britain to sign defense pact, eyeing Russia, China

Japan and Britain plan to sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Britain next week, according to government sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ukraine and West dismiss Putin’s ‘ceasefire’ announcement as ‘cynical’ stunt

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has told Vladimir Putin that the war will only end “when your soldiers leave” in a fresh rejection of Friday’s supposed “temporary ceasefire”.

Evening Standard

Putin’s Russian ceasefire falters as US pledges more military equipment to Ukraine

Officials accuse Moscow’s forces of firing on Ukrainian positions – with Kyiv clear it would not acknowledge ceasefire unilaterally ordered by Russian president

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Reuters

Lukashenko visits Russian troops stationed in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited a military base where Russian troops are stationed, the defence ministry said on Friday.

France 24

US slams 'cynical' ploy as Ukraine shelling continues despite Russian truce claim

The United States said reports of continued shelling in eastern Ukraine on Friday showed that a ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin to coincide with Orthodox Christmas was merely a "cynical" ploy to gain time. Earlier, Washington announced a new military assistance package for Ukraine worth an estimated 3…

The Independent UK

Russia’s forces begin temporary ceasefire in Ukraine as Zelensky dismisses call for truce

Ukrainian president accuses the Russian leader of wanting to halt Kyiv’s progress in eastern Ukraine

Reuters

Russian ceasefire comes into force in Ukraine - state TV

A unilateral Russian ceasefire ordered by President Vladimir Putin has come into force along the entire front as of noon Moscow time (0900 GMT), Russian state television said.

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The Independent UK

Kremlin-ordered truce is uncertain amid suspicion of motives

The impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire is in doubt

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Asserts Iran Presents One of its Most Complex Challenges

US administration described Iran as "one of the most complex challenges," stressing that military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow had become a significant obstacle to a possible return to the 2015 nuclear deal. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley is currently focusing heavily on supporting the rights of the Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says Putin Trying to Find ‘Oxygen’ with Truce Proposal

US 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." The Kremlin said Putin had ordered a ceasefire from midday on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Clinches US, German Armored Vehicles, Rejects Russian Truce Order

Ukraine dismissed as a trick a unilateral order by Russia for a 36-hour ceasefire starting on Friday and the leaders of the United States and Germany said they were sending armored fighting vehicles in a boost for the Kyiv government. The US weapons package, to be announced on Friday, is…

Al Jazeera

Head of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries has eyes on Bakhmut mines: US

White House official says Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin wants to control salt and gypsum from mines near Bakhmut.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan: Leaders of Türkiye, Syria Could Meet for Peace

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process, after their defense ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between the two foes since the Syrian war began in 2011. In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan said the…

The Guardian - UK

British collector of Russian art saves Málaga museum from possible closure

Jenny Green offers to exhibit her private collection at Museo Ruso, a Russian art museum

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