The temporary truce began at 6 p.m. local time Saturday and was to run through midnight on Monday, Russian President Vladimir ...

Russia and Ukraine say they each swapped hundreds of ... 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had stopped short of stating his forces would reject ...

Russia’s Ministry of Defense ... In January 2023, Putin had ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Putin had ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas. Zelenskyy had dismissed it as playing for time to prepare additional attacks. Russia ...

Russia in turn accused Ukraine of breaching the ceasefire ... Putin announced a similar truce to mark the Orthodox Christmas in January 2023, which Ukraine claimed was a ploy to stop its advances.

Putin said he assumed Ukraine would follow Russia’s example and said Kyiv ... ceasefires for Easter in April 2022 and Orthodox Christmas in January 2023 were not implemented after both sides ...

The Ukrainian president said on social media that Russia was "trying ... when Mr Putin ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a 36-hour truce for Orthodox Christmas. At that time, Mr Zelenskyy ...

Putin had ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas. Zelenskyy had dismissed it as playing for time to prepare additional attacks. Russia ...

A British foreign ministry spokesperson said: "Ukraine has committed to a full ceasefire. We urge Russia to do the same ... hour proposed truce for Orthodox Christmas in January 2023, which ...

If Ukraine’s allies needed proof of Moscow ... days an urgent sign that the Kremlin was serious about peace. For Russia’s proponents, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement ...