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'What ceasefire?': shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin's truce

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

U.S. thinks Putin ally Prigozhin wants control of salt, gypsum from mines near Bakhmut

The United States is of the view that Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the founder of Russia's most powerful mercenary group, is interested in taking control of salt and gypsum from mines near the Ukrainian-held city of Bakhmut, a White House official said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

Russia’s 36-hour ceasefire plan will do nothing for peace, says James Cleverly

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Moscow’s armed forces to observe the 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine this weekend.

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

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 · Jan 5, 2023

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 · Jan 5, 2023

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…

The Conversation · Jan 5, 2023

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

A Ukrainian official dismissed the order as "hypocrisy."

Axios · Jan 5, 2023

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 · Jan 5, 2023

Russia's Medvedev snaps back after U.S. appeal over Ukraine war

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned the United States that hypersonic missiles would soon be close to NATO's shores after the U.S. embassy said in a video it stood in solidarity with Russians who opposed the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

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 · Jan 5, 2023