Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Putin declares a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, urging both sides to halt hostilities from Saturday evening until Sunday end.
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
Putin said he assumed Ukraine would follow Russia's example, but told the chief of Russia's general staff, Valery Gerasimov, to ready Russian troops to repel any violations of the truce by Kyiv.
(Reporting by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
The article discusses Putin's announcement of a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, urging both sides to halt hostilities.
The ceasefire is set to begin at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday and last until the end of Sunday.
Russia expects Ukraine to follow the ceasefire, but Russian troops are prepared to respond to any violations.
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