Russia and Ukraine agree to truce for Orthodox Easter

Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.

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In a surprising development, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary ceasefire for Orthodox Easter.

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Russia, Ukraine Agree To Breakthrough 32-hour Orthodox Easter Ceasefire

Russia, Ukraine Agree To Breakthrough 32-hour Orthodox Easter Ceasefire In a huge and very positive development, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has announced a 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, which is this weekend. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has immediately confirmed that Ukraine will honor the holiday truce.  "We proceed on the basis that the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation," the Kremlin then further confirmed in...

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Russia, Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire over Orthodox Easter -- a temporary truce that the Kremlin says will begin on Saturday afternoon and end on Sunday night. The post Russia, Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire appeared first on Vanguard News.

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