Kyiv Declines , Putin’s Holiday Ceasefire.<br />AP reports that on Jan. 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces <br />to adhere to a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine.<br />The order is intended to observe the Orthodox Christmas holiday which takes place on Jan. 7.<br />However, Ukrainian officials such as presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak and Oleksiy Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security Council, .<br />However, Ukrainian officials such as presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak and Oleksiy Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security Council, .<br />have dismissed Putin's attempt at a temporary truce.<br />AP reports that U.S. President Joe Biden found Putin's ceasefire to be "interesting" since he had no issue bombing civilians on Christmas and New Year's.<br />AP reports that U.S. President Joe Biden found Putin's ceasefire to be "interesting" since he had no issue bombing civilians on Christmas and New Year's.<br />I think he’s trying to find some oxygen, President Joe Biden, via AP.<br />AP reports that currently, the war <br />in Ukraine appears to be at a stalemate <br />with neither side willing to concede.<br />AP reports that currently, the war <br />in Ukraine appears to be at a stalemate <br />with neither side willing to concede