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- The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, ordered his troops on Saturday to observe a high fire in Ukraine on the occasion of Easter, from 5 pm French time until the night of Sunday to Monday. Read the article
- The Kremlin teacher called kyiv to do the same, while ordered that his forces were ready for an “immediate and complete response” in case of “truce rapes” or “any aggressive action” by kyiv’s soldiers. Watch the video
- In response, Volodymyr Zelensky denounced an “attempt to play with human lives”, emphasizing that “Russian attack drones” were detected in the Ukrainian sky. Read the article
Volodymyr Zelensky denounces an “attempt to play with human lives” and expresses attacks by Russian drones
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, denounced an “attempt to play with human lives” of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who announced a truce in the fight in Easter.
“A new attempted Putin to play with human lives,” he said on Telegram, emphasizing that “Russian attack drones have been detected” in the Ukrainian sky. However, he did not clearly formulate kyiv’s position on this high fire.
Putin asks Ukraine to observe the truce, but is ready for an “immediate and complete response” in case of “violations”
Vladimir Putin called Ukrainian troops also stopped fighting during this Pascale truce, while ordering his forces to be ready for an “immediate and complete response” in case of “truce rapes” or “any aggressive action” by Kyiv’s soldiers.
According to the Russian Head of State, the Ukrainian response “will show the sincerity of the kyiv regime, his will and his ability to respect the agreements, to participate in the peace conversations aimed at eliminating the deep causes of the Ukrainian crisis.”
Vladimir Putin orders fire in Ukraine for Easter
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President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian troops to observe a high fire in Ukraine in Easter until tomorrow, and called kyiv to do the same.
“Guided by humanitarian considerations, the Russian part decrees a Easter truce today, starting at 6 PM (3 PM GMT) at midnight between Sunday and Monday (9 PM GMT on Sunday). I give the order to stop all hostilities during this period,” he said during a meeting with soldiers broadcast on Russian television.
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Source: BFM TV
