- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an Easter cease-fire in his invasion of Ukraine.
- A statement said Russian military operations would cease from 6 p.m. Moscow time Saturday to 12 a.m. Monday.
- Ukraine has yet to officially address the statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter cease-fire in his invasion of Ukraine.
During a meeting at the Kremlin, Putin called for his forces to cease all military operations from 6 p.m. Moscow time Saturday to 12 a.m. Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a post on Telegram.
“Guided by humanitarian motives, the Russian side announces an Easter cease-fire from 06:00 p.m. today to 00:00 a.m. Monday. I hereby order all military operations ceased for this period,” a statement reads.
It added that Moscow expected Ukraine to follow its example but that Russian forces should be “prepared to repel possible cease-fire violations and provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive acts on their part.”
In a post on X later on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said air raid alerts were “spreading across Ukraine.”
“Ukrainian air defense and aviation have already begun working to protect us. Shahed drones in our skies reveal Putin’s true attitude toward Easter and toward human life,” he wrote.
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