Putin Orders Weekend Truce in Ukraine; Kyiv Won't Take Part

Putin Orders Weekend Truce in Ukraine; Kyiv Won't Take Part https://ift.tt/269kijz Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to observe a 36-hour unilateral cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday. Kyiv indicates it won’t follow suit. Putin does not appear to make his cease-fire order conditional on a Ukrainian acceptance. It isn’t clear whether hostilities would actually halt. Ukrainian officials have previously dismissed Russian peace moves as playing for time to regroup their forces.