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Kremlin rejects Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine

Russia commemorated the end of the Second World War in 1945 on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany with a large military parade on Red Square on May 09, 2025, in Moscow, Russia | File Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa

The Kremlin has rejected calls for a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine, saying it wants to end the war rather than pause fighting. The response followed an appeal by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after peace talks in Berlin.