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The “Christmas ceasefire:” how Russian propagandists reacted to their own president’s proposal?
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After massive missile and drone strikes on Dec 25 and New Year’s Eve, #Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral ceasefire for 36 hours on Jan 6–7 along the whole contact line in #Ukraine.

In doing so, he aims to reinforce his image as an “Orthodox savior” and show his “care” for civilians. At the same time, the Russian Orthodox Church publicly supports and sanctifies the war in Ukraine.
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This move by Vladimir Putin was widely reported in Russian media and sparked a reaction from many Russian propagandists, public figures, and so-called war correspondents.

For example, Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic,” stated that any ceasefire is out of the question because the decision of Vladimir Putin is addressed to Orthodox people, and Pushilin doesn’t consider the government of Ukraine to be Orthodox.

In saying this, Pushilin publicly called into question the authority of Putin’s order, despite the fact that the so-called "DNR" now considers itself part of the Russian Federation and should therefore be obliged to implement Putin's orders unfailingly.

War correspondent Yuriy Kotenok called the unilateral ceasefire “defeatism,” while war blogger Rybar described it as “casting pearls before swine.” 🇷🇺 journalist Roman Saponkov described the ceasefire as “evil” and sardonically thanked 🇷🇺 Orthodox Church for the “genius idea.”

At the same time, the Russian ideologist Aleksandr Dugin even compared Putin with the former leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, emphasizing that Gorbachev "liked to proclaim and implement unilateral truces and disarmament."

Igor Strelkov, 🇷🇺 FSB officer and participant in the first 🇷🇺 invasion of Eastern #Ukraine in spring 2014, sarcastically advised Putin to go further and join his soldiers on the frontline for Christmas celebrations, calling the order “ a bold and decisive step towards defeat...”

#Ukrainians know too well what the real intentions of 🇷🇺 ‘benevolence’ are. 🇷🇺 pro-war opinion leaders, for their part, are so blood-thirsty that they insist on continuing fighting mercilessly even in contradiction of Putin’s decision. #RussiaIsATerroristState #StandWithUkraine