Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Reuters - 19/04
Vladimir Putin said he assumed Ukraine would follow Russia's example.
April 19 (Reuters) - 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.
"Based on humanitarian considerations ... the Russian side announces an Easter truce. I order a stop to all military activities for this period," Putin told his military chief, Valery Gerasimov, at a meetin...
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