Putin announced a truce starting Saturday, April 11, until Easter Sunday, and said he hoped Ukraine “would follow the example”
Russia and Ukraine agreed on a two-day truce for the Orthodox Easter holiday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that he ordered the country’s troops to ceasefire “in all directions” this weekend.
Putin announced a truce from Saturday, April 11, to Easter Sunday, and said he hoped Ukraine “would follow the example.” At the same time, he ordered the troops to remain on alert to respond to “possible provocations by the enemy” and to any “aggressive actions.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky then posted on his X profile that Ukraine was “ready for symmetrical steps.” “People need an Easter free of threats and a real move toward peace,” he wrote. “Russia also has the chance not to resume attacks after Easter.”
At the start of this week, Zelensky said he had asked the United States to forward to Moscow a peace proposal for the weekend, as a first step.
