Putin announces Easter truce against Ukraine until Monday

Russian President Vladmir Putin today announced a truce in the war against Ukraine until next Monday (21).

What happened

It is a “Easter Truce,” the president announced in a statement on television. “From 18h today (local time) to midnight on Sunday (for Monday), Russia announces Easter truce. I order all military actions to be interrupted during this period,” he said, according to the British newspaper and the British newspaper The Guardian.

In the statement, Putin said he hopes that Ukraine “follows the example.” According to Reuters, he pointed out to General Valery Gerasimov, head of the Russian army, that the country must be ready to counter any violation of the truce by the opponent.