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  Well that’s classic Russia only thinking their own traditions are the ones to be respected.
context: For those unable to read the article due to a paywall:
  KYIV, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine spurned an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, saying there would be no truce until Russia withdraws its invading forces from occupied land.
  The Kremlin said Putin had ordered a ceasefire from midday on Friday after a call for a Christmas truce from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
  "Taking into account the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation to introduce a ceasefire regime along the entire line of contact of the parties in Ukraine from 12:00 on January 6, 2023 to 24:00 on January 7, 2023," Putin said in the order.
  "Proceeding from the fact that a large number of citizens professing Orthodoxy live in the areas of hostilities, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire and allow them to attend services on Christmas Eve, as well as on Christmas Day," Putin said.
  But Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak tweeted back that Russia "must leave the occupied territories - only then will it have a 'temporary truce'. Keep hypocrisy to yourself."
  He said that unlike Russia, Ukraine was not attacking foreign territory or killing civilians, only destroying "members of the occupation army on its territory".
  Podolyak, had earlier rejected Kirill's for a truce as "a cynical trap and an element of propaganda". He described the Russian Orthodox Church, which has endorsed the invasion, as a "war propagandist" that had incited the "mass murder" of Ukrainians and the militarisation of Russia.
  Ukraine has previously dismissed the prospect of any Russian call for a ceasefire as an attempt by Moscow to secure some respite for its troops, which Ukraine is trying to force from territory Russia seized by force after its invasion last February.
  Russia's Orthodox Church observes Christmas on Jan. 7. Ukraine's main Orthodox Church has rejected the authority of the Moscow patriarch, and many Ukrainian believers have shifted their calendar, celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 as in the West. >
  
  Podolyak's a sharp cookie. He's got Putin and Kirill figured-out. >
  
  I dunno… it’s good propaganda for Russia to say the Ukraine wouldn’t do a Christmas truce. That they attacked while the troops worshipped. Etc
  Personally, I wouldn’t trust Russia at all. But I wouldn’t want to increase support. >
  
  They would say that either way. It doesn't really matter what Ukraine does or does not do. >
  
  Yea remember when they 100% definitely weren’t mobilizing troops around the Ukrainian border and it was just a military exercise? >
  
  I still find it funny that anyone buys into the idea that Russia was provoked into this conflict by anything specific when it was clear from a mile away that it was being telegraphed, on top of Putin just openly drooling over Ukraine for over a decade. >
  
  Honestly the Funny thing was that it was so telegraphed that most were surprised that the war even happened. I was one of these. Putin had been doing this for a while whenever he wanted concessions or to look strong. I explained it to my relatives as when the neighborhood bully comes to the door and asks for a cup of sugar with a baseball bat. Like ok it’s just a cup of sugar that costs me nothing, why are you here and with a baseball bat you look like an idiot. The theatre of it was so stupid I honestly thought that he was just bluffing. I had said over a family gathering in early February that he won’t do it and if he does it’ll be his Vietnam and go all to hell. Turns out I was half right. Honestly it’s just insane this happened in the first place and it really caught me off guard. >
  
  "He couldn't possibly be that stupid." - Me, Feb. 23 2022 >
  
  French Intel concluded there was no way there would be a full scale invasion because Russia didn't have enough troops to occupy Ukraine.  Turns out they didn't have enough troops to invade. >
  
  China legitimately seemed to have believed Putin’s shit- we know this because while basically everyone else was evacing their citizens out of Ukraine weeks before the war started, China didn’t do anything until the bombs started falling, then it turned into a shitshow trying to get 6000 people out of an active war zone.
  The Chinese embassy told their citizens to put up identifying symbols like Chinese flags on their vehicles- followed by them telling everyone to not put flags on their vehicles the very next day. >
  
  after attacks on new year day? >
  
  The Russians wrote "Happy New Year" on a suicide drone and sent it towards Ukraine on New Years eve. And now they want a cease fire for nearly two days because of a holiday themselves? 
  This is an obvious ploy by them to be able to point their fingers at the Ukrainians who do nothing but defend themselves. They have been using these disgusting propaganda tactics for months. >
  
  Russians shelled kherson on 24th killing 12 and wounding ~50 people. Now they want truce for their christmas eve... >
  
  Not like Ukraine's fighting on Russian land. All they had to do was just pull back to their side of the border for the Christmas and that would have been a ceasefire. >
  
  This is a surprisingly good point. Rather than risk losing ground, they managed to spin it into an anti Ukraine talking point. 
  Kinda wish the only response had been "We won't attack targets outside of Ukraine for the holiday season" so it wouldn't have the optics of a truce refusal. >
  
  Yet another Russian military base is on fire right now... Guess HIMARS didn't get the memo. >
  
  Well....there was no memo to get. Ukraine didn't agree to a ceasefire. Considering Russia didn't agree to their request for a Christmas ceasefire, ruZZia can go pound sand. >
  
  I'm guessing they would miss the sand and 100k troops would drown in the ocean >
  
  Don't forget all the nasty antipersonnel mines they air dropped into that humanitarian corridor!  You know, the ones that look like toys. >
  
  Straight from the damn Hunger Games. Snow dropping in bombs disguised as aid packages. 
  “Art imitates reality” and reality is damn disturbing. >
  
  Was it snow or coin that did that? >
  
  It was a false flag by Coin to discredit Snow's regime, which worked as it was the final nail in the coffin for the loyalty of his remaining forces. >
  
  You are correct. >!Snow remarks to Katniss if he had any aircraft remaining he would've been getting the hell out of the Capitol. Its what leads Katniss to executing Coin instead of Snow!< >
  
  Russia doesn't get to unilaterally call the scope of this war.
  Even if he did get all artillery to stop, he'd be mobilizing and starting an offensive during that time.  Sure a lot of Russians would get drunk on Christmas, but the trains would keep moving, shells and missiles would continue to be loaded and new recruits would be brought to the front.
  For Ukraine, a target is a target in the occupied areas.  They would be foolish to let their guard down, not take out a bunker or ammo dump. >
  
  The Russian army is always too intoxicated to be useful. >
  
  tbh given what i hear about the state of their army, they probably need to be intoxicated to function at all >
  
  Russia can't call for a truce, because it's not a war -- it's a "special military operation"! >
  
  Putin finally called it a war. The expression on his face...priceless... >
  
  If my troops were running short of supplies and ammo, I'd suggest a short "reload" truce too! >
  
  Good. They're only asking for a truce because they're losing.
  Russia can find a truce when they fuck off back to their shithole country. 
  Until then, fuck 'em. >
  
  Yea, they want the Ukranians to stop shooting at them for a little bit so they can regroup and fail again.. >
  
  Give him 12 days of Himars instead. Fucking cunt. >
  
  "On the first day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given me, some shrapnel in my right knee" >
  
  On the second day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given me:
  Two blown up tanks 
  And some shrapnel in my right knee >
  
  On the third day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given me:
  Three shredded up generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee >
  
  On the fourth day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given me:
  Four burning barracks
  Three shredded generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee >
  
  On the Fifth day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given me:
  Five crippled bombers
  Four burning barracks
  Three shredded generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee >
  
  On the Sixth day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given me:
  Six grenades in trenches
  Five crippled bombers
  Four burning barracks
  Three shredded generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee >
  
  On the Seventh day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given to me:
  Seven destroyed cargo trucks
  Six grenades in trenches
  Five crippled bombers
  Four burning barracks
  Three shredded generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee. >
  
  On the Eight day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given to me:
  Eight downed helicopters
  Seven destroyed cargo trucks
  Six grenades in trenches
  Five crippled bombers
  Four burning barracks
  Three shredded generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee. >
  
  On the Ninth day of HIMARS, Ukraine had given to me:
  Nine new sunflowers
  Eight downed helicopters
  Seven destroyed cargo trucks
  Six grenades in trenches
  Five crippled bombers
  Four burning barracks
  Three shredded generals
  Two blown up tanks
  And some shrapnel in my right knee. >
  
  Tucker Carlson:  "Why does Ukraine hate Christmas?" >
  
  Someone will have to first explain to him why they have a different Christmas. >
  
  He's a Russian puppet, I'm sure they already explained it to him. >
  
  He will start whining for the US to change dates and match up with Russia's "true, biblically accurate Christmas" on an upcoming show. >
  
  So... Sometime around late March early April? >
  
  You don't get to call a truce after you started the war. Fuck that. >
  
  Actually you do, pretty easily too. Just fuck off to where you came from! >
  
  Ukraine has nothing to win if they accept. It will just give an opportunity for Russia to reorganise they army. >
  
  Exactly. Why should Ukraine allow an invading army within their borders any respite from the war when the country that army represents terror bombs civilian targets and kidnaps their children? If the Russian military wants to celebrate Christmas, they can simply go back to Russia and do so. >
  
  "uKrAiN dOeSn'T wAnT pEaCe" comments from right wingers around the world are incoming. >
  
  Bruh, Russia already shelled Kherson after announcing the "truce". There is no ceasefire or truce happening. >
  
  If the piece of shit can hold back attacks on new years or other Christmas they why the fuck should we have given him this? Also how the fuck you gonna negotiate with someone you call a fascist nazi? I personally don’t negotiate with Nazis so he’s really punching holes in his own bull shit. >
  
  In Eastern Europe they don't typically celebrate "other Christmas."  They only celebrate Old Christmas Day which is sometimes known as Ukrainian Christmas or Russian Christmas.  It's a religious day where typically Orthodox Christians go to church.  It'd be like if Canada and America were at war and the US called a ceasefire for.... the 25th.
  Old Christmas Day is tomorrow.  The offer wasn't to prepare for anymore attacks or anything like that.  It was something they put out so they could tell everyone that Ukraine won't let Russian soldiers celebrate Christmas.