Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours on Jan. 6 and 7 to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, according to a statement from the Kremlin. Follow live updates:
Ukraine suffered a 30% hit to its economy in 2022, according to new figures from its economy ministry, but that's a smaller decrease than some previous predictions.
, after Russian forces invaded in February, according to a statement from the country's economy ministry. However the figure is"better than most experts expected at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, when estimates ranged from 40-50% of decline in GDP and deeper," it added.Patriarch Kirill has called for a temporary 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Christmas.
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