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Putin Orders Ceasefire in Ukraine on January 6-7, Says Kremlin

Closing Updated: January 05, 2023, 21: 38 IST

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File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (File photo/AFP)

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (File photo/AFP)

Right here is the well-known time Russia launched a paunchy ceasefire in Ukraine since the beginning of the offensive in February final year

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a non permanent ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, famed this week by every worldwide locations, in accordance with the Kremlin.

Right here is the well-known time Russia launched a paunchy ceasefire in Ukraine since the beginning of the offensive in February final year.

The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire throughout the religious vacation from Russia’s 76-year-aged Orthodox chief Patriarch Kirill.

“I notify the defence minister of the Russian Federation to introduce from 12: 00 (0900 GMT) on January 6, 2023, till 24: 00 (2100 GMT) on January 7, 2023, a ceasefire along the total line of contact between the perimeters in Ukraine,” the Kremlin talked about in an announcement.

“Given the reality that a gigantic selection of citizens professing Orthodoxy dwell in the areas of fight, we name on the Ukrainian facet to mumble a ceasefire and give them the choice to aid church providers and products on Christmas Eve, as effectively as on the Day of the Nativity of Christ,” the commentary added.

In a name with the Russian chief earlier Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed Putin to mumble a “unilateral” ceasefire in Ukraine.

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