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Putin Declares Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine Conflict
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Vladimir Putin announced a temporary "Easter truce" in Russia's war in Ukraine, ordering his forces to cease all military activity from 6 pm Moscow time on Saturday until midnight Sunday. The decision was made due to "humanitarian considerations."
The ceasefire regime is being introduced for humanitarian purposes and will be observed by the Russian Joint Group of Troops [Forces], provided that it is mutually observed by the Kyiv regime.
On April 19 (...) 246 Russian soldiers were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. In return 246 Ukrainian prisoners of war were handed over. Also as a good will gesture, 31 wounded prisoners of war were handed over in exchange for 15 wounded Russian prisoners of war needing urgent medical help.
During offensive operations, units of the Northern Group of Troops liberated the village of Oleshnya.
Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 6 pm to midnight from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce. I order that all military actions be stopped for this period.
We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations from the enemy, any of its aggressive actions.
In the areas of the Kursk region where Ukraine armed force mounted an incursion, the main part of the territory ... is now liberated. That's 1,260 square kilometres, 99.5 percent.
In the Belgorod region, our warriors have advanced and expanded our zone of control.
Shaheds in our skies are Putin's true attitude to Easter and to people's lives.
As for yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives, at this moment, air raid alerts are spreading across Ukraine.
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sources
- 1.Le Monde
- 2.France 24
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.South China Morning Post
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.CNN
- 7.The Washington Post
- 8.BBC
- 9.Agence France-Presse
- 10.Guardian
- 11.Institute for the Study of War
- 12.Kyiv Independent
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Russian Foreign Policy
- 3.Russia-Ukraine War
- 4.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 5.US-Russia Relations
- 6.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- 7.Nuclear Weapons
- 8.German Foreign Policy
- 9.Russian Politics
- 10.Rare-Earth Elements
- 11.Ukrainian Politics
- 12.EU-Russia Relations
countries
- 1.United Arab Emirates
- 2.China
- 3.France
- 4.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 5.Russian Federation
- 6.Ukraine
- 7.United States
- 8.Holy See (Vatican City State)
organizations
persons
- 1.Vladimir Putin
- 2.Valery Gerasimov
- 3.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 4.Marco Rubio
- 5.Donald Trump
- 6.John G Roberts Jr
- 7.Alexander Khinshtein
- 8.Dmitry Peskov
- 9.Douglas Herbert
- 10.James David Vance
- 11.Luke Harding
- 12.Paul Gallagher