Putin declares brief 'Easter truce' but Ukraine says Russian attacks continue

Source: CNN

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a brief Easter ceasefire in his war with Ukraine, a declaration met with skepticism in Kyiv as the war enters a crucial phase and US-led negotiations stall.

Putin said “all hostilities” would halt between 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday (11 a.m. ET) and midnight on Monday (5 p.m. Sunday ET).

However, just hours after the announcement, Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of continuing to fight. “According to the report of the commander-in-chief, Russian assault operations continue in some parts of the front line and Russian artillery continues to fire,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address on Saturday night.

The head of Kherson’s regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said on Saturday evening local time that a high-rise building in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson had caught fire after being struck by drones. Russian drones also attacked the villages of Urozhayne and Stanislav, he said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/europe/russia-ukraine-war-easter-truce-intl/index.html

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This fake "Easter ceasefire" came mere hours after Trump said he needed to see that the Kremlin was serious about peace. Only Trump would see this as a good faith effort. Everyone else sees it as the cynical ploy that it is.