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  Putin rejects calls to stop bombing civilians
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  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. >
  
  Well that’s classic Russia only thinking their own traditions are the ones to be respected. >
  
  Looks like a tactic to replenish troops by Russia. I wouldn't accept the truce. >
  
  If you are bad all year long you get shipped to the front lines! >
  
  We bomb you on your Christmas. You no kill us on our Christmas, it's not Christian of you. >
  
  Don’t both countries mainly celebrate orthodox Christmas on January 6th? >
  
  In the past yes, but the Ukrainian Orthodox Church now promotes the 25th. Most of them celebrate it on the 25th, whether they’re Orthodox or not (cultural Christmas)
  There has been a shift towards this ever since 2014, in a recognition that many wish to de-Russify (since they, ya know, got invaded by them…) and this is only more so since Feb 2022 of course! >
  
  "Russians are too drunk to fight today, please no fight." >
  
  What are you talking about Putin? There can't be a cease-fire.  Afterall you have to be at war to even have a cease-fire... and this Special Military Operation is clearly not a war.
  Silly-Silly, Putin >
  
  It's like in Civ where a country is begging you for a truce but they're the ones that started it in the first place >
  
  If he wants a truce, he can leave Ukraine. >
  
  Russia just wants Ukrainian civilians to gather together so they can kill them. 
  They did the exact same thing in every war before. >
  
  Russia is losing badly, and a ceasefire would only benefit them. It would give them a reprieve from hemorrhaging troops with time to regroup. But they know a ceasefire is a complete nonstarter, and the proposal was made in bad faith from the beginning. >
  
  How are they losing badly? Russia still holds about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory and not much has changed in months.
  Casualties are also high on both sides, "Russia and Ukraine each have suffered over 100,000 casualties, the top U.S. general says".
  Its honestly embarrasing how slow western weapon shipments have been and how long we've let this drag out for, why are we struggling to take on soviet era weaponry? Why has the purely defensive anti-air patriot system taken over 300 days to get approved? Its embarrasing. Only now are we starting to send some light tanks, jesus christ. >
  
  
  How are they losing badly? Russia still holds about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory and not much has changed in months.
  
  By virtually all observable metrics, they are losing. I wouldn't say "badly" like the other poster said, but they are certainly losing. Outside of Bakhmut, they're on the defensive across the front. In terms of confirmed destroed hardware, they are by far out pacing Ukraine in losses. In terms of territory, sure the word "months" is doing some heavy lifting there considering it's not been 2 full months since the liberation of Kherson. Afterwards, all credible analysts were saying to expect a slowdown in gains due to a combination of the fall rainy season as well as Ukrainan unit reconstitution. 
  
  Casualties are also high on both sides, "Russia and Ukraine each have suffered over 100,000 casualties, the top U.S. general says".
  
  We won't know the casualties with any certainty until after the war is over. No one really knows right now. 
  
  Its honestly embarrasing how slow western weapon shipments have been and how long we've let this drag out for, why are we struggling to take on soviet era weaponry? Why has the purely defensive anti-air patriot system taken over 300 days to get approved? Its embarrasing. Only now are we starting to send some light tanks, jesus christ.
  
  I actually kinda agree with you here about the west dragging their feet with the weapons shipments. They should send more and sooner. Training on these systems should have already been started 6 months ago, not now. However, that doesn't mean the arms that have been provided are "struggling to take on Soviet Era weaponry". If anything, they are by far outperforming what was expected of those systems in virtually every instance. In some cases the weaponry is performing more optimally in Ukraine against Russia than those same systems did during the wars in the middle east. Go figure the systems designed to fight Russians in Eastern Europe outperform compared to when used against insurgents in a desert. >
  
  Good. Get absolutely fucked. Would be great if Ukraine hit them with an offensive right when it hits Jan 7th >
  
  Damn. We were the Cobra Kai of WWI. >
  
  5 minutes later, WaR oN ChRiStMaS!!!! >
  
  I think that sending the remaining components of the russian navy to the bottom of the Black Sea would be a wonderful gift. >
  
  Christmas truces are for warring nations which still have a shred of respect for the other. Russia squandered that a long time ago. >
  
  Hold up, weren't the Russian throwing missiles at the Ukrainians during both Christmas and New Year? 
  Who the fuck would accept such a proposal after that? >
  
  Both countries are orthodox and their calendars are behind by 13 days. Their Christmas is on the 7th of January,their new year is on the 13th >
  
  The New Year on 13th is kind of a joke - just another reason to drink. No one really takes it seriously >
  
  Fuck you Russia. No one trusts you anymore. Go home or die >
  
  UkRaInE kEePiNg tHe WaR gOiNg
  
  Stooges, any minute here >
  
  And so they should, Ukraine only taking back what belongs to them. No peace as long as an armed Russian is on Ukrainian soil. >
  
  At some point ukraine is going to have to come to the reality that they will probably have to cede some land to achieve peace. 
  The likelihood of ukraine going back to pre- 2014 borders is very very low. >
  
  Well with the way things have been going so far, yeah stuff has slowed, but that's due to the mud. And the mere fact russia isn't training their conscripts while Ukrainians are being trained by us, uk and other nato nations. I wouldn't call it a loss for them yet. >
  
  How often to winners of wars beg for cease fire? Serious question >
  
  As if Russia's disorganised, disenfranchised soldiers would adhere to this anyways. Russian soldiers are either going to a) avoid combat, because they don't want to be there, b) shoot anything they can hurt, because they're drunk and violent and miserable. They keep killing their captains, and calling their mothers saying they've been abandoned. Does Putin really think he can tell them to do anything? >
  
  Damn right they should reject it. No gods started Putin's war, no gods should be respected to pause it either. Send as many Russian troops to their gods as possible. >
  
  Partly it’s because they don’t trust Putin. And why should they? He’s been duplicitous and lied throughout this war. >
  
  I wouldn't trust a Putin ceasefire either tbh. It obviously so they can reorganize and attack again. >
  
  Fuck Russia don't trust them. >
  
  Why would a ceasefire be good for Ukraine? >
  
  Lol. Imagine if some intruder got into your house on Christmas eve. You fight the guy to protect your family and then it becomes 12AM Christmas Day. The burglar goes "hey man, lets stop hitting each other for a sec, its Christmas" then dude walks to your kitchen to grab a glass of water. >
  
  Knowing Russia they’d probably have gone to the kitchen to grab a knife when no one is looking. >
  
  Santa Clause is giving Ukraine a fleet of Bradley's this year. >
  
  Nothing good for Ukraine would come from Russia’s 36 hour truce.. only maybe if Ukraine were in a pinch themselves but they obviously aren’t since they didn’t accept. Good for them >
  
  His holiness? Wholly asshole more like. >
  
  How's about Ukraine brings Christmas to Putin. >
  
  Good!!! Fuck Russia! >
  
  the only truce is RU getting the fuck out >
  
  Fucking mind blowing that there are still people who take Putin's words seriously. >
  
  I wouldn’t agree to a truce either. Putin’s lyin ass… >
  
  "Putin continues to reject Ukraine call for Russia to get the fuck out of Ukraine." >
  
  I like that every call for any kind of peace, truce or negotiation from Russia we get Ukraine's response always the same. "Fucking Leave first." >
  
  Russia, go home, you’re drunk. >
  
  Hasn’t the Russian Orthodox Church been a puppet/tool of Russian leadership since Stalin? >
  
  The same Russian Orthodox church whose leader is a former KGB agent? Shocking. >
  
  Unfortunately, Ukraine is struggling in bakhmut, and the outskirts of soledar seem to have been taken by Russians, so I don't think that would go well. >
  
  This is likely just a tactical withdrawal to deeper defensive lines, which there are many around, in, and behind Bakhmut.
  Per ISW report on 1/4:
  
  Continued Russian offensive operations around Bakhmut, particularly claims of marginal tactical gains around Soledar, are not incompatible with ISW’s standing assessment that the Russian offensive in Bakhmut is likely culminating.
  …
  Russian forces in the Soledar-Bakhmut area may be intensifying attempts to gain ground on the tactical level but remain unlikely to secure operationally significant terrain. The culmination of an offensive does not mean that all tactical activity will cease, and such activity could even increase in intensity—but the activity is unlikely to produce meaningful results. Continued Russian tactical operations and claimed gains around Soledar do not preclude the likely culmination of the ongoing offensive. >
  
  Not to sound condescending, but when Russians withdraw (ie, Kherson) it's a "total rout of the Ruzzians!", but when Ukraine does it, it's a " tactical withdrawal " >
  
  Giving up a train station in a suburb of Bakhmut probably defended by a company or less is a lot different than giving up wide swathes of Kharkiv oblast through which primary ground lines of communication went through (Kupiansk-Izyum) or the entire right bank of Dnipro in Kherson (thousands of square km), so yea that was a rout.
  Imagine telling a red army commander in occupied Ukraine in 1943 that it would take months to take Soledar (which Russia hasn’t). They would assume after a month they would be dead in a ditch or on a one-way trip to a Siberian gulag. >
  
  Every time Putin speaks I support NATO and Ukraine a little harder >
  
  No better way to celebrate than to meet your maker. >
  
  How the fuck do you care about your religion when you are killing people for no reason in another sovereign country ? >
  
  Never forget: After the USSR dissolved, Ukraine had more nukes than Russia. The two countries signed an agreement where Ukraine will give Russia the nukes, and Russia would NEVER attack Ukraine. >
  
  Good. Because I'm sure the Russians aren't offering it to all the Ukrainians they're holding as political prisoners or torturing in basements. >
  
  His Holiness is going to hell for his sins by enabling 10,000 deaths. In a war that makes zero sense. The world is watching your holiness and judgement day is near. >
  
  
  "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 in his order.  
  ...  
  But Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak tweeted that Russia "must leave the occupied territories - only then will it have a 'temporary truce'. Keep hypocrisy to yourself."
  
  I love how Putin really tried to go "Come on, don't you wanna celebrate christmas? lets stop fighting for a bit of civility"
  and they immediately got clapped back at because the last time Ukraine tried to play nice like this, Russia shot fleeing civilians in a warzone trying to escape the conflict. Truly fucking magical. >
  
  If they want a truce pack up and return to Russia FFS! >
  
  No thanks Putin.  We're not giving you time to regroup.
  Open Fire! >
  
  Good. Putin was a shithead at Christmas. >
  
  Russia just wants to rearm and regroup.  It's what Middle-Eastern terrorist groups like to call a "hudna".  No wonder Russia gets along so well with those terrorists.  They have so much in common. >
  
  Sounds like Ukraine will be hunting in pre-occupied lands during Russia’s holiday. >
  
  Well done ukraine >
  
  Well Russia did launch 10 rockets into the Ukraine on Christmas Day… >
  
  Ukraine should have pulled a Russian move and agreed then blast away on Christmas. Oops, did we promise we wouldn't shoot? Then blame it on Russia shooting first  breaking the truce. >
  
  Would be nice to see another blown bridge as Christmas gift for Putain! >
  
  Invading and destroying a fellow Christian country but hey, at least they're not doing that on Christmas. Jesus must be proud. >
  
  just fuck off to Russia if yoi want a ceasefire >
  
  Russia doesn't deserve anything,  let alone a breather. >
  
  The answer is simple: tell the Russians to retreat to the pre-2014 borders for a day, we'll have a truce, and you can come back the next day! Promise! >
  
  Putin was going to bomb them on Xmas no matter what >
  
  He already did bomb them on Christmas, and New Years. >
  
  Why would you accept it? No one in there right mind would trust the russians. >
  
  How can you have a ceasefire without a war Putin? >
  
  Good for Ukraine 🇺🇦 >
  
  Like Russia would Honor a ceasefire anyway. They'd just take advantage, move troops around, and attack. >
  
  Suggesting a Christmas truce to the Jewish president of a nation you have invaded and terrorized has got to be ultimate peak of "Are You Fucking Kidding?" >
  
  Good. There is not a shred of evidence that Russia would honor it.
  Or in Polish: jazda z kurwami. >
  
  Ukraine will reject any truce that doesn't include Russia providing sparrows and doves collected from their cities. >
  
  putin is such a little bitch. >
  
  Yeah well I mean if you break into someone’s home and attempt to violently take them hostage, you don’t get to call a “truce” so they’ll stop defending themselves and give you a breather. >
  
  The dude getting his face beaten in can’t just call “timeout” to collect himself. It don’t work like that. >
  
  It’s not a truce when one party is a liar, liar pants on fire. Only an idiot would trust Russia at this point. >
  
  Smart, Russia would just use the break to resupply and rearm troops. >
  
  Yes let’s pause murdering hundreds of thousands of people so we can have a nice little Christmas 🤷‍♀️ >
  
  No reason to agree to it unless it benefits Ukraine. >
  
  yes, truce comrade…we even left some prepaid phones for your troops to call home >
  
  Pretty sure Russia was murdering Ukrainians on Christmas. >
  
  Uktaine: I got a present for ya! >
  
  At least there honest >
  
  Ukraine should have just taken the truce and wait 15 minutes for the Russians to break it. This way they look even more of an incompetent asshat than before. >
  
  Never trust Russia! >
  
  Fuck 🇷🇺 >
  
  Excellent >
  
  Russia can just leave any day. >
  
  What's the point? Muscovy wouldn't honour it anyway & would call Ukraine stupid for thinking they would >
  
  Fuck the shit out of ruzzia >
  
  Hehe did they run out of the ammo? >
  
  Why is no one putting down their guns? I specifically requested it? >
  
  So now he is losing hard he wants the war to stop, lol >
  
  “We’re gonna invade you, but time out for one sec okay?”
  Do they really believe anyone would buy calling for a ceasefire given past events? >
  
  OK but would Wagner honor this ceasefire even if there was one? They are a PMC that doesn't really care about rules of war or any kind of diplomatic agreement. >
  
  They probably don't get statutory days off. Don't even ask about vacation! >
  
  Puotine's truce is just so the Russians can regroup. Good that Ukraine rejected it. >
  
  This is like someone forcing themselfs into your house and asking you to stop shooting, but refusing to just leave. You can end it, Putin, you can easily get a permanent ceasefire, just leave >
  
  Ukraine should just go all out on adopting western xmas and respond by trolling them. Respond with "We think it's premature to be discussing our military activities for December this early in the year, however Zelensky does have plans to summer in Crimea, and the Donbas over Easter so we doubt there will be any war left to have a ceasefire." >
  
  This reminds me of two brothers fighting, and the one losing goes: “Timeout! Timeout!!!!” *pauses and starts immediately hitting again. “Ok, time in!” >
  
  The easiest way for Russia to get a truce is for the morons to stop invading Ukraine to begin with! >
  
  Yeah there’s absolutely no way in hell I’d listen to any word spoken by Putin, either. He has utterly destroyed his credibility as an honest actor. >
  
  I genuinely can't believe this fucking guy.
  Mother fucker launches missiles into residential areas on Christmas Eve then their Christmas rolls around and they want it to be protected? Go eat a bag of ~~dicks~~ MLRS rockets Putin. >
  
  Like you can trust the Russian Government to keep to a ceasefire agreement. They've ignored them before. >
  
  Hell yeah dowg
  They said all we could do was surrender...
  We say all we can do is win. >
  
  I can already see the Fox News "Ukraine's War on Christianity Continues with Attack on Christmas" headline. >
  
  The Russian leadership definitely baiting their troops into thinking there'd be a truce then blaming the Ukrainians hence inciting more hate. >
  
  Russians must soon realize that the end of this special operation is establishing pre-2014 borders. There's no other option after all the atrocities they committed. >
  
  What,for the “ holy” Russian soldiers, who rape, beat and kill innocent civilians, pregnant women. Oh, yes, can’t forget the stealing( children).I’m glad Zelensky, gave him the middle finger. (worship that Putnik) >
  
  Fuck Putin. Fuck the Kremlin. Fuck his party. Fuck the oligarchs.
  Glory to Ukraine! >
  
  Don't forget fuck USA for giving them so much money to continue this bullshit rather than worry about their own people and own borders. >
  
  You mean giving Ukraine our leftovers/end-of-life gear that we would have paid to get rid of? If anything this is SAVING money.  
  Even if it didn't, don't care. Russia could have stayed home, but no. They started something and are surprised it became something. >
  
  You're sad. Keep handing them billions tho. Don't see how that's "saving" money. >
  
  The "bullshit" you're refering to is Ukraine defending its borders? >
  
  No, try to keep up. The bullshit is USA giving them billions after billions of dollars when they can't even look after their own borders or their own people. And to be honest, Zelensky is quite the piece of shit himself. But hey, if you support it that's fine by me, I'm not American (thank god, I'd be so ashamed). Head over to president Biden's twitter and you'll see plenty of smart Americans that are tired of this "bullshit". >
  
  To be honest- stfu >
  
  Lmao good one >
  
  Russia is getting their ass kicked and they're desperately trying to call time out! LOL! >
  
  As they should, Putin is just using this as a ploy same way Matt Gaetz looks at a greyhound bus and a school bus in the same parking lot and sees an opportunity… >
  
  Lol, Russia is that kid that always wanted to take a break or a time out when things went south.
  Though I’m confused with the timing, as things have been going south since they started. >
  
  Haul out the black flag. No quarter >
  
  Family’s switched over to celebrating on December 25th. Fuck Putin. Slava Ukraini! >
  
  Rejection of the offer is of course is the best move by Ukraine.
  Putin will of course use this as propaganda. "See? I generously offer peace to celebrate the birth of Christ. Those Ukrainians still want to kill Russian citizens, on Christmas! See how evil they are? They offend even God."
  Notice how Putin didn't feel at all so generous on December 25th and New Years. >
  
  Remember the Tết Offensive. Don’t let history repeat itself!