Vladimir Putin reported on Monday that the fighting in Ukraine was resumed and the Easter truce ended. He added that Moscow is open to all peace initiatives and expects a akin approach from Kiev.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced that the Easter truce in Ukraine was over and the fighting resumed. During a brief ceasefire, both sides accused themselves of violating the terms of the agreement.
Vladimir Putin announced the end of the ceasefire
The Russian Ministry abandoned the Ukrainian side of almost 5,000 cases A truce fracture. Volodymyr Zelenski in turn said that the Russian army violated the ceasefire over 2,000 times.
SEE: Russian “Easter truce”. Putin made a decision.
Vladimir Putin said he was open to peace initiatives and expected the same attitude from Kiev.
– We are always affirmative about the truce, which is why we have come up with specified an initiative, especially since we are talking about Easter days. We have always said that we have a affirmative attitude towards all peace initiatives. We hope that the representatives of the Kiev government will feel the same way," said Putin to state tv reporter Paul Zarubin.
Quick truce for Easter
Vladimir Putin announced an “ Easter truce” on Saturday during a gathering with the Chief of General Staff of the Russian Federation, Valerie Gierasimov.
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– With humanitarian reasons, present from 6:00 to 00:00 Sunday to Monday, the Russian side announces an Easter truce. I am ordering all military action to cease for this period," Putin stated.
He immediately stated that Ukraine He can break the terms. He appealed to Army representatives to be ready to defy any possible attacks.
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Saturday Volodymyr Zelenski proposed to extend the ceasefire if Russia would indeed respect the conditions Putin spoke of.
– This will uncover Russia's actual intentions – due to the fact that 30 hours is adequate to scope the front pages of newspapers, but not the real means of building trust. 30 days could give peace a chance," he said.
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