The president of Russia announced that the Easter truce, which began on Saturday at an hour. 17 Polish time and will last for 30 hours, until 23rd Polish time on Sunday, is for him a litmus paper of intentions of the Ukrainian side. “The consequence to the Easter truce will show how sincere Kiev’s ability and desire to participate in peace talks are,” stated the Russian president on Saturday.
An hr and a half after the truce began, Ukrainians reported About the Russians firing on them. Before 22 p.m. Polish time There are alarm sirens in Kiev.
On Sunday, Russian journalists asked the Russian president's press spokesperson if an extension of silence on the front was expected. “There were no another orders,” said Psakkov, asking whether the ceasefire would expire at night from April 20 to April 21, or whether it could be extended.
However, the U.S. side wished for the ceasefire to be extended. “We saw president Putin’s announcement of a temporary ceasefire due to Easter. We are inactive committed to achieving a full and comprehensive ceasefire. In assessing the seriousness of the situation, we would like to see it last longer than until Sunday – said the State Department spokesperson in a Sunday statement.
