Russia has declared an Easter truce
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky back in March proposed to declare a ceasefire for the Easter period / Photo: IgorGolovniov / Shutterstock.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a short-term ceasefire in connection with Orthodox Easter. It will last from 16:00 on April 11 until the end of April 12.
During this period, the Russian military has been ordered to "stop hostilities in all directions", the Kremlin said in a statement. Russia assumes that Ukraine will follow suit and honor the cease-fire, the statement said.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy suggested back in March that a cease-fire be declared for the Easter period. In early April, he said that Kiev had passed a proposal for an "energy truce" for the Easter period to Moscow via Washington.
Putin also declared a 30-hour Easter truce last year. This came after Washington threatened to pull out of talks on ending the war due to a lack of progress. During the short truce, both Moscow and Kiev reported violations of the regime. Ukraine later offered to observe the ceasefire for at least 30 days to allow time for peace talks, but Russia rejected the offer.
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