British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly reacts to statements of Russia about ceasefire on January 6-7

He wrote about this on Twitter.

He stressed that Russia must withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine and put an end to attacks on civilians.

"A 36 hour pause of Russian attacks will do nothing to advance the prospects for peace. Russia must permanently withdraw its forces, relinquish its illegal control of Ukrainian territory and end its barbaric attacks against innocent civilians," Cleverly said.

• On January 5, Vladimir Putin ordered Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to cease fire on the front line in Ukraine on Christmas 6-7 January. Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak and NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov reacted to these statements.

• Later, the United States, Germany and the European Council also reacted to Russia's statements about the ceasefire for Christmas. In their opinion, Russian President Vladimir Putin just wants a break.

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about Putin's Christmas truce proposal, calling on Russian citizens to find the courage "at least for 36 hours during Christmas to free themselves from their shameful fear of one man in the Kremlin."