Putin orders 36-hour Orthodox Christmas ceasefire; Ukraine calls it hypocrisy

Mr. Putin’s directive to his troops was announced days after Moscow suffered its deadliest reported loss of the invasion, and following 11 months of brutal combat. Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 5 ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to run during Orthodox Christmas, a move that war-battered Kyiv swiftly branded as “hypocrisy”. Mr. Putin’s […]