Putin declares ‘Easter truce;’ Kyiv is skeptical

 

Putin declares ‘Easter truce;’ Kyiv is skeptical


                       



Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a truce for Easter in the war in Ukraine, saying he has ordered “all hostilities” to pause over the weekend.

The Kremlin said in a post on its Telegram channel that, “guided by humanitarian considerations, today the Russian side is declaring an Easter truce from 18:00 to zero hours from Sunday to Monday.”

“I order all hostilities to stop for this period. We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example,” the post went on. “At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations by the enemy and any aggressive actions on their part.”

Putin has a long history of breaking ceasefire agreements.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed doubt about any truce, saying "Russian attack drones were detected in our skies" Saturday evening.

"Shahed drones in our skies reveal Putin’s true attitude toward Easter and toward human life," Zelenskyy said in a post on X on Saturday.

Zelenskyy on Friday provided details of rescue operations in Kharkiv following a Russian missile strike. “One must be an outright scumbag and despise life to carry out such missile strikes on an ordinary city on Good Friday, the eve of Easter,” he said.

Putin’s unilateral truce declaration comes after top U.S. officials spoke of an “encouraging reception” to a Washington-led peace deal — though also shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to abandon talks.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said "Ukraine’s position remains clear and consistent" after Kyiv agreed in March to a the U.S. proposal of a 30-day ceasefire.


Russia refused, and the Russian refusal to the United States has already lasted 39 days," Sybiha said in a post on X. "Instead, the Moscow regime imposed various conditions and increased terror against Ukraine, civilians, and civilian infrastructure throughout the country."

Sybiha said Kyiv "will look at actions, not words. Russia can agree at any time to the proposal for a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire, which has been on the table since March," he said.

The two sides, meanwhile, exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Saturday in the largest swap since Putin launched his all-out invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.

The Russian defense ministry said that 246 Russian service members were returned from territory controlled by Kyiv, and that 31 wounded Ukrainian POWs were transferred in exchange for 15 wounded Russian soldiers in need of urgent medical care.

Zelenskyy said that "277 warriors" have returned home to Ukraine from Russian captivity.

Both sides thanked the United Arab Emirates for its mediation.

Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, citing people familiar with the matter. Zelenskyy has repeatedly said he will not cede territory to Moscow.

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