The possibility of a new truce depends on Putin's position - the Kremlin
According to the Kremlin spokesman, the introduction of such a regime will depend entirely on the decisions of President Vladimir Putin. About it reports the Interfax agency. Peskov noted that if the regime was introduced from January 6 to January 7 to Orthodox Christians living in hostilities, to pray quietly on the day of Christmas, so the goal was achieved.
"Let's still remember the goals, these are humanitarian goals-in order for those Christians who celebrate Christmas 7, can pray in churches. If it (ceasefire) helped someone to do so, it has already reached its goal," Said Peskov. He also commented on the reaction of the Ukrainian side and Western politicians on the "Christmas Truce", calling it incomprehensible, incomprehensible and cynical.
"We have met a completely incomprehensible, unclear and quite cynical reaction from Kyiv, as well as many Western leaders," the pressecretic said. We will remind, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin instructed the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu to set a ceasefire regime from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7.
The Kremlin's press service noted that this decision was made taking into account the call to the "Christmas truce" of the head of the ROC Patriarch Kirill (Gundyaeva). In this regard, the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak on January 5 stated that Moscow can count on a "temporary truce" only if Russian troops leave temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov also commented on Putin's decision, calling him a lie and hypocrisy.