Vladimir Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas on January 6 & 7
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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine on Jan 6 and 7 following request from Russia's spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill, the Kremlin announced on Thursday. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce, a step dismissed by Kyiv as a cynical trap.