By Danielle
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday and lasting until midnight Sunday.
“On humanitarian grounds, today from 6 p.m. to midnight from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side announces an Easter truce,” Putin said in a televised statement, according to CBS News.
“For this period, I order to stop all fighting. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our troops should be prepared to reflect possible violations of the truce and provocations by the enemy, any aggressive actions,” he added.
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❗️Putin declares Easter TRUCE in Ukraine
From 6pm April 19 to midnight April 21
‘We expect Ukraine to follow this example’
Adds Ukraine has violated agreements so Russia must be ready to respond to any aggression pic.twitter.com/sM4XZWbjSl
— RT (@RT_com) April 19, 2025
CBS News reports:
Putin first announced the ceasefire in a meeting with Chief of the General Staff Velary Gerasimov, the Kremlin Press Service said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a translated statement that the ceasefire is imposed “for humanitarian purposes and will be observed by the Russian Unified Group of Troops (forces) provided that it is mutually respected by the Kiev regime.”