Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis said that in the

war

against Ukraine, the Kremlin needs far from a ceasefire, but on the contrary - an intensification. 

The diplomat expressed this opinion on his Twitter.

"Putin claims that he wants negotiations not because he is generous, but because he will lose. We need to increase the fire, not stop the fire," Landsbergis said in the message.

Putin's "Christmas truce"

On January 5, dictator 

Putin ordered the Ministry of Defense to cease fire

 along the entire contact line for Christmas.

The Kremlin appealed to Ukraine to also announce a ceasefire for the holidays.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Shoigu 

, announced the alleged "36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine".

 It should last from 12:00 on January 6 to midnight on January 7.

However, the Russian Federation

violated the so-called "Christmas truce" it took upon itself.

 The Pentagon stated that the Russian Federation had violated the "ceasefire".

By the way, on January 6, the occupiers

shelled Kherson Oblast alone almost 40 times.

 The Russian army attacked peaceful settlements with artillery, MLRS, mortars and tanks.

One rescuer died.

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