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Ukraine Invasion Day 318: so much for that cease-fire [1]
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Date: 2023-01-06
One side declares a ceasefire in order to prove how humane they are in terms of one religion but 44% of the other side might disagree. Others might consider themselves “present” like a vote in the US Congress.
While many voices in the Russian information space strongly criticized the ceasefire announcement, certain hardline elements seized on Putin’s statement to continue to propagate the narrative that Putin is a protector of religious values and morals. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council Dmitry Medvedev stated on January 6 that Putin offered "the hand to Christian mercy" to Ukraine and that Ukraine rejected it because Ukraine lacks faith.[8] Commander of the Chechen Akhmat Special Forces, Apti Alaudinov, responded to the ceasefire with glowing praise for Putin, whom he called a "true believing Christian," noted that Jesus is a revered prophet in Islam, and accused Ukrainian "Satanism" of being the reason why Kyiv refused to accept the truce.[9] Alaudinov‘s praise of the ceasefire on religious grounds is part of a specific and long-running Kremlin information operation that seeks to cater to various religious minority groups in the Russian Armed Forces by framing Ukraine as an immoral enemy whose lack of faith transcends offends Christians and Muslims alike.[10]
www.understandingwar.org/...
x #Russia’s version of the ceasefire: the centre of Kurakhovo town in #Donetsk region was shelled. A hospital, 2 multi-storied houses and a cottage were damaged.#UkraineWar
https://t.co/iA93mRTspa — Citizen of Ukraine (@f_o_r_Ukraine) January 6, 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, wished Ukrainians a merry Christmas, harmony to every family and victory to Ukraine.
Quote: "Our ancestors believed that Heaven opens on Christmas night, and if you ask high powers to make your dream come true, it will. Today we all have one dream. So I wish harmony comes to every Ukrainian family, prosperity to every household and victory to the Ukrainian land.
I wish everyone Merry Christmas and delicious kutia [a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dish – ed.]. Take care of yourselves and your families, take care of our Ukraine."
www.pravda.com.ua/...
Ukrainian leaders never agreed to the cease-fire, timed to Christmas in the Orthodox Christian calendar, dismissing it as a cynical ploy by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to paint Ukraine as unwilling to make peace, while potentially giving Russian forces a breather. In any case, the Ukrainians said, they did not trust the Russians to stop shooting.
Fighting continued on other parts of the long front through southern and eastern Ukraine, as well; each side accusing the other of initiating it, saying their forces were just defending themselves. It was not immediately possible to verify their claims, or to determine how the intensity of combat compared to previous days.
But a truce this was not.
www.nytimes.com/...
x Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk confirmed that there is information that on January 7, Russia may arrange a series of terrorist attacks in churches for the subsequent accusation of Ukraine. Earlier, the same information was reported by InformNapalm. pic.twitter.com/igosfqvWKQ — NOËL 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 6, 2023
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