Patriarch Kirill calls for a ceasefire and a Christmas truce in Ukraine

Russian state-owned news agency Tass is reporting that Patriarch Kirill has called for a ceasefire and a Christmas truce in Ukraine. Qazet.az reports according to a statement posted to the church’s website, Kirill said:

I, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, appeal to all parties involved in the internecine conflict with an appeal to cease fire and establish a Christmas truce from noon on 6 January to midnight on 7 January, so that Orthodox people can attend services on Christmas Eve and the day of the Nativity of Christ.