In January 2023, Mr Putin had ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas. Mr Zelensky had stopped short of stating his forces would reject Putin’s request, but dismissed the Russian move as playing for time to regroup its invasion forces and prepare additional attacks.

Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia’s Kursk region, officials said Saturday. According to Russia’s

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 p.m.

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,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unilaterally declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over Easter for the first time since he launched his war on the neighbouring country over three years ago, the Kremlin's press service said on Saturday.

President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia will cease “all military operations” as part of an “Easter truce” in Ukraine. Putin said he assumes Ukraine will follow Russia’s example. In an update on the Kremlin’s Telegram,

Vladimir Putin has called for an "Easter truce," announcing that Russia will cease all military actions from 6 PM Moscow time on April 19 to midnight on April 20. He urged Ukraine to make a similar declaration.