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Putin orders "truce" for Orthodox Christmas (but it's a trap for Kiev)

2023-01-05 17:42:56Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Putin orders "truce" for Orthodox Christmas (but it's a trap for
Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his defense minister to enforce a ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours on January 6 and 7 to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services.

Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7.

"Taking into account the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation to introduce from 12:00 on January 6, 2023 until 24:00 on January 7, 2023, a ceasefire along the entire line of contact between Given the fact that a large number of Orthodox citizens live in the war zones, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire and give them the opportunity to attend Christmas Eve services, as well as on Christmas Day," the statement said.

Earlier on Thursday, Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a vocal supporter of the war, had called for a temporary ceasefire.

But Ukraine is skeptical and has described the Christmas truce as hypocrisy and a trap. "It's a cynical trap, an element of propaganda," declared Kiev's negotiator, Mykhailo Podolyak.

Podolyak, who is also President Zelensky's adviser, writes on Twitter: "The ceasefire will come only when Moscow withdraws its troops." This is Kiev's response to Putin's proposal for an Orthodox Christmas truce.

Meanwhile, during today's day, President Putin told his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, through a telephone conversation, that Russia was open to dialogue with Ukraine, but Kiev must accept the loss of territories that Russia has won (complained), according to a the announcement of the Kremlin.

The Kremlin announced that "Vladimir Putin reconfirmed that Russia is open to dialogue, but the Kiev authorities must meet the known demands and accept the new reality on the ground."

Also, according to the Kremlin, "Putin pointed out the harmful role of the West, which has supplied weapons and provided information to Kiev."

The Turkish presidency announced that Erdogan told his counterpart Putin during the phone call that efforts for peace in the Russia-Ukraine war should be supported by a ceasefire and a "vision for a just solution".

Erdogan and Putin have communicated continuously since the attack of Russian forces against Ukraine in February. Turkey played a mediating role between Russia and the United Nations for the agreement on the export of wheat from Ukrainian ports.


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