Easter Ceasefire Announced
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has announced an «Easter ceasefire».
The Russian Federation promises to halt all military operations from 18:00 on April 19 until 00:00 on April 21.
Russia has declared an «Easter ceasefire».
During this time, the Kremlin leader ordered to «stop all military actions».
«I order to cease all actions during this period. We expect the Ukrainian side to follow our example», said Putin.
He also added that Russian troops «must be prepared to respond to possible violations of the ceasefire and provocations».
As of 17:30, the Ukrainian authorities have not commented on this initiative.