Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a ceasefire for the Ukraine war for 30 hours in conjunction with Easter.
According to the Associated Press (AP) and TASS news agency, President Putin said during a meeting with Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, at the Kremlin on the 19th (local time), "Russia declares a ceasefire from 6 p.m. today until midnight on the 21st (Moscow local time)."
President Putin noted, "I expect the Ukrainian side will also follow our example," adding that "the military should be prepared to respond to any violations of the ceasefire or provocations by the enemy, as well as any forms of aggressive actions."
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