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Russia announces Easter ceasefire

Russia announces Easter ceasefire

RT.com
19 Apr 2025, 19:25 GMT+10

Moscow will pause hostilities with Kiev for 30 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced

Russia will pause hostilities with Ukraine from 18:00 on Saturday Moscow time until midnight on April 21, President Vladimir Putin has announced.

The president announced the temporary ceasefire on Saturday after a meeting with Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov. He expressed his hope that Kiev will show goodwill and observe the truce.

"At the same time, our troops must be prepared to react to possible violations of the ceasefire and provocations by the adversary, to any aggressive actions," Putin stated.

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