Putin ally and Russian Orthodox Church chief Patriarch Kirill calls for ‘truce’ with Ukraine

Vladimir Putin ally, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has called for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce, a step dismissed by Kyiv as a cynical trap. Many Orthodox Christians, including those living in Russia and Ukraine, celebrate Christmas on Jan. 6-7. “I, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and [...]