The decision is in response to the call by the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, to establish a Christmas truce, which Orthodox believers celebrate on January 7. Ukraine has responded that there will be a truce when Russia leaves the occupied territories.
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The President of Russia, Vladimir Putinhas today ordered a 36-hour ceasefire starting at 12:00 Moscow time (09:00 GMT) tomorrow Friday along the entire front line in Ukraine, the Kremlin has reported.
According to the note from the Russian Presidency, the decision of the head of state is in response to the appeal of the patriarch of the orthodox church russian, Kirillto establish a Christmas truce, which Orthodox believers celebrate on January 7.
“Since a large number of Orthodox citizens live in the area of military actions, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire regime to allow them to go to temples on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,” said the official statement.
Hours before, Kiril had called a truce so that the faithful could celebrate Christmas.
Is the first time that the Russian president has ordered a ceasefire on all fronts since he launched his military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 with the aim of “denazifying and demilitarizing” the neighboring country.
Kiril’s appeal and the subsequent ceasefire have not been well received in kyiv: “The IOR statement on a ‘Christmas truce’ is a cynical trap and a piece of propaganda,” the IOR adviser wrote on Twitter. Ukrainian presidency Mikhailo Podolyak.
ROC is not an authority for global Orthodoxy & acts as a “war propagandist”. ROC called for the genocide of Ukrainians, incited mass murder & insists on even greater militarization of RF. Thus, ROC’s statement about “Christmas truce” is a cynical trap & an element of propaganda.
— ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (@Podolyak_M) January 5, 2023
To later add that “Ukraine does not attack foreign territory and does not kill civilians. As Russia does.” “The Russian Federation must leave the occupied territories, only then will it have a temporary truce. Keep the hypocrisy to yourself,” he told Putin.
First. Ukraine doesn’t attack foreign territory & doesn’t kill civilians. As RF does. Ukraine destroys only members of the occupation army on its territory…
Second. RF must leave the occupied territories – only then will it have a “temporary truce”. Keep hypocrisy to yourself.— ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (@Podolyak_M) January 5, 2023
Similarly, the German Foreign Minister, annalena baerbock, has responded that if the Kremlin wanted peace, it would withdraw its troops from Ukraine. With this, “the war would have ended”, the green minister wrote on Twitter.
On the contrary, it is clear that the Russian president intends to continue the war, “after a brief interruption,” he said.
Source: Eitb
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