Putin orders his Defence Minister to cease fire for Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to implement a ceasefire for Christmas. 

Source: Kremlin-aligned news outlet RIA Novosti, citing the Kremlin’s announcement

Quote: "Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defence, to introduce a ceasefire from 12:00 6 January to 24:00 7 January along the entire contact line in Ukraine."

Background: 

• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which he stated that calls for peace and negotiations should be backed up by a unilateral announcement of a ceasefire and a "vision of a fair decision".
• On 5 January, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has publicly approved of the Russian war against Ukraine, suddenly claimed that he is calling for a "Christmas truce".

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