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In a surprising twist to the ongoing war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a unilateral Easter ceasefire, ordering Moscow forces to halt hostilities from Saturday evening through Sunday.
“Today from 1800 (1500 GMT) to midnight Sunday (2100 GMT Sunday), the Russian side announces an Easter truce,” Putin said in televised comments, while speaking to Russian chief of staff Valery Gerasimov, as per a report by AP.
The Kremlin said it “assumes” Ukraine will follow suit — though troops have been told to stay on high alert just in case Kyiv doesn’t get the memo.
The announcement from Kremlin comes after US President Donald Trump on Friday signalled that Washington could step back from its role in brokering peace between Moscow and Kyiv ‘if parties make it difficult’.
“We’re going to get it done ideally. If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult … we’re going to just take a pass. Hopefully we won’t have to do that,” Trump told reporters.
Despite the warning, Trump pointed that he wasn’t walking away from negotiations just yet. “It’s coming to a head right now,” he said, adding that he still sees “a good chance” to resolve the conflict.
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