Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a ceasefire with Ukraine throughout the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin mentioned Thursday, after Kyiv additionally proposed a pause in hostilities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned earlier this week that he had handed a vacation truce proposal through the US, as talks to finish the four-year battle had been derailed by the Middle East battle.
“A ceasefire is declared from 16:00 (13:00 GMT) on 11 April until the end of the day on 12 April 2026” by Putin, “in connection with the approaching Orthodox feast of Easter,” the Kremlin mentioned in a press release.
The General Staff “have been instructed to cease combat operations in all directions for this period,” the Kremlin mentioned, including that troops had been able to “counter any possible provocations by the enemy”.
“We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation.”
Several rounds of US-led talks have did not carry the warring sides nearer to an settlement, additional stalling as Washington’s consideration shifted to Iran.
The negotiations additionally gave the impression to be deadlocked, with Moscow demanding territorial and political concessions from Kyiv that Zelensky has dominated out as tantamount to capitulation.
The battle has price a whole lot of hundreds of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands, making it the deadliest battle in Europe since World War II.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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