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Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire in the ongoing war in Ukraine, effective from this evening until midnight on Sunday.
This brief ceasefire proposal from Russia arises as President Donald Trump has been urging both Moscow and Kyiv to reach a truce, yet he has not succeeded in securing any major concessions from the Kremlin.
"Today from 1800 (1500 GMT) to midnight Sunday (2100 GMT Sunday), the Russian side announces an Easter truce," Putin said in televised remarks while meeting with Russian chief of staff Valery Gerasimov. Easter, an significant holiday for Christians, is celebrated on Sunday.
"I order for this period to stop all military action," Putin stated, describing the truce as "based on humanitarian reasons".
"We are going on the basis that the Ukrainian side will follow our example, while our troops must be ready to resist possible breaches of the truce and provocations by the enemy, any aggressive actions," Putin took a note.
He added that Gerasimov told him Ukraine "more than 100 times... breached an agreement on not striking energy infrastructure".
On Friday, Russia ended a moratorium on targeting Ukrainian energy sites after both of the sides accused each other of violating a supposed deal without a proper formal agreement in place.
The recent truce proposal will demonstrate "how sincere is the Kyiv's regime's readiness, its wish and ability to observe agreements and participate in a process of peace talks," Putin said.