Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a very brief, Easter ceasefire in the Russo-Ukraine war, according to an announcement on Saturday. The ceasefire is supposed to last from 6 p.m. (presumably Moscow time) Saturday until midnight Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in his country’s war with Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday.
The war has raged for more than three years and cost the lives of tens of thousands of people on both sides.
“Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 18:00 to 00:00 from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce,’” Putin said in a video posted by the Russian ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is skeptical and released a statement on Saturday in reply to the Russian announcement.
The move appeared to be scoffed at by…
