Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, commented on Kiev's rejection of the Christmas truce. This was reported by RIA Novosti. Dmitry Medvedev said that Ukraine rejected the "hand of Christian mercy" that the Russian side extended to it for Christmas, according to the source. The deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation added that in this case there would be fewer problems and slyness from the Ukrainian side. We shall remind you that Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu to establish a cease-fire along the entire line of contact in Ukraine from 12:00 on 6 January until 24:00 on 7 January. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky responded by saying that he would not accept Russian leader Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Christmas truce. Earlier it was reported that Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill called for a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and Donbass for 36 hours. https://www.osnmedia.ru/politika/medvedev-vyskazalsya-po-povodu-otkaza-ukrainy-ot-rozhdestvenskogo-peremiriya/