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Politico: Putin declares 'Easter truce' to last until Monday
Politico - Putin declares ‘Easter truce’ to last until Monday
Russian president says he assumes Ukraine will “follow our example.”
April 19, 2025 4:51 pm CET
By Sam Clark
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a truce for Easter in the war in Ukraine, saying he has ordered “all hostilities” to pause over the weekend.
The Kremlin said in a post on its Telegram channel that, “guided by humanitarian considerations, today the Russian side is declaring an Easter truce from 18:00 to zero hours from Sunday to Monday.”
“I order all hostilities to stop for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example,” the post went on. “At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations by the enemy and any aggressive actions on their part.”
Putin has a long history of breaking ceasefire agreements.
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Russian president says he assumes Ukraine will “follow our example.”
April 19, 2025 4:51 pm CET
By Sam Clark
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a truce for Easter in the war in Ukraine, saying he has ordered “all hostilities” to pause over the weekend.
The Kremlin said in a post on its Telegram channel that, “guided by humanitarian considerations, today the Russian side is declaring an Easter truce from 18:00 to zero hours from Sunday to Monday.”
“I order all hostilities to stop for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example,” the post went on. “At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations by the enemy and any aggressive actions on their part.”
Putin has a long history of breaking ceasefire agreements.
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