Putin orders short 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas, a move some in Kyiv fear is a 'trap'

Jan 5 2023 by Business Insider

 
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone in Moscow on January 3, 2023.

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Putin has ordered a 36-hour-long truce in Ukraine over the upcoming Orthodox Christmas holiday. The ceasefire will last from 12 p.m. local time on January 6 until 12 a.m. local time on January 7. His order, cited by the Kremlin, came after he spoke with the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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