The Ukrainian population is forced to celebrate Christmas and New Year during continued Russian attacks. This is what the Kremlin spokesman said when asked about the ceasefire by English journalists yesterday.
– No, we have not received a proposal for a ceasefire. The issue is not on the agenda, says Dmitry Peskov.
According to Peskov, a withdrawal from Ukraine by the end of the year is completely unthinkable and a peace agreement with Kyiv is “impossible”, Ukraine must recognize the four eastern regions as Russian, he says.
At the same time, Ukraine made new accusations against Russia yesterday. In the city of Kherson, children are said to have been tortured, Ukraine’s parliament says.
– In Kherson, we have discovered ten torture chambers, four of which are inside the city itself. It is the worst we have seen, says Dmytro Lubinets, Commissioner for Human Rights Ukraine.
In the player: Hear more about the torture chambers and the continuing Russian attacks.