Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire in its war with Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said Thursday.
With talks on ending the four-year-old conflict derailed by the Middle East war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that he had made a holiday truce proposal through the United States.
A ceasefire is declared from 16:00 on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, 2026, by Putin, 'in connection with the approaching Orthodox feast of Easter,' the Kremlin said in a statement.
Russia's General Staff 'have been instructed to cease combat operations in all directions for this period,' the Kremlin said, adding that troops were ready to 'counter any possible provocations by the enemy.'
We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation.
There has so far been no reaction from Ukrainian official sources.
The war has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions, making it Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.
