{"id":46125,"date":"2026-04-09T22:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46125"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:46:27","slug":"putin-claims-russia-will-enact-32-hour-ceasefire-over-orthodox-easter-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46125","title":{"rendered":"Putin claims Russia will enact 32-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Easter weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Putin&#8217;s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting on 4 p.m. Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy proposed earlier in the week that each side stop targeting each other&#8217;s energy infrastructure over the holiday, saying he made the offer through the United States, which has been mediating talks between delegations from Moscow and Kyiv as Russia&#8217;s invasion stretches into a fifth year.<\/p>\n<p>After Putin&#8217;s announcement, Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2042349718186180839\" target=\"_blank\">posted a statement to X<\/a> saying &#8220;<!-- -->Ukraine has repeatedly stated that we are ready for symmetrical steps. We proposed a ceasefire during the Easter holidays this year and will act accordingly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader also said &#8220;people <!-- -->need an Easter free from threats and real movement toward peace, and Russia has a chance not to return to strikes after Easter as well.<!-- --> &#8220;<\/p>\n<h2>Prior ceasefire attempts<\/h2>\n<p>Previous attempts to secure ceasefires have had little or no impact. Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/russia-ukraine-easter-ceasefire-prisoner-swap-1.7514322\" target=\"_blank\">unilaterally declared<\/a> a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/russia-ukraine-easter-ceasefire-violated-1.7514495\" target=\"_blank\">each side accused the other<\/a> of breaking it.<\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH | How Ukraine&#8217;s experience fighting drones is being put to work elsewhere:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"mediaEmbed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container  \" data-cy=\"player-placeholder-ui-container\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" title=\"Is Ukraine about to enter the war in the Middle East? | About That\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.7778;--max-height:800px\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay\" title=\"Is Ukraine about to enter the war in the Middle East? | About That\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1a1701e5-4a82-458b-afea-b1f087b0e2ec,1775166941865\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Is Ukraine about to enter the war in the Middle East? | About That<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-caption\">As Iran strikes countries across the Persian Gulf, Ukraine is making defence agreements in the Middle East. Andrew Chang explains how Ukraine\u2019s expertise in fighting Iranian-designed Shahed drones in its war with Russia could reshape the war in the Middle East and help regional allies rethink their defence strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Kremlin statement announcing the ceasefire said that &#8220;orders have been issued for this period to cease hostilities in all directions,&#8221; adding that &#8220;troops are to be prepared to counter any possible provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation,&#8221; it said. <\/p>\n<p>Russia has effectively rejected a 30-day unconditional truce proposed last year by the U.S. and Ukraine as a step toward peace, insisting instead on a comprehensive settlement, but Moscow has announced several short, unilateral ceasefires. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-led talks have made no progress on key issues, and Washington&#8217;s attention has switched to the Middle East conflict while the Russian and Ukrainian armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 1,250-kilometre front line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/ukraine-conflict-easter-ceasefire-9.7158307?cmp=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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