The Pentagon was skeptical this Thursday before the announcement by the Russian president, Vladimir Putinof a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine.
“I think there is significant skepticism both here in the US and around the world, given Russia’s long history of disinformation and propaganda,” the spokesman for the government said. PentagonBrigadier General Pat Ryder, at a press conference when asked about it.
He stressed that yes Putin really interested in a cessation of hostilities should withdraw from Ukraine “immediately” and remarked: “Russia seems to be very good at exporting violence, it does not seem to be so good at exporting the truth, so we’ll see.”
36 hour ceasefire
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putinordered this Thursday a 36-hour ceasefire from Friday, January 6 along the entire front line in Ukrainethe Kremlin reported.
According to the note from the Russian Presidency, the decision of the head of state is in response to the call of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kiril, to establish a Christmas truce, which Orthodox believers celebrate on January 7.
“Since a large number of Orthodox citizens live in the area of military actions, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire regime to allow them to go to temples on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,” said the official statement.
Hours before, Cyril he had called for a truce so that the faithful could celebrate Christmas.
“I, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all RussiaI call on all parties involved in this internal conflict to ceasefire and establish a Christmas truce,” he said in his appeal, posted on the IOR website.
It is the first time that he russian president it has ordered a ceasefire on all fronts since it launched the offensive in Ukraine on February 24.
(With information from EFE)