Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would abide by the measure. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Easter, with the Kremlin saying it expects Ukraine to reciprocate. “In connection with the approaching holiday of Orthodox Easter, a ceasefire is declared from 1600 on April 11 to the end of the day of April 12,” the Kremlin said in a statement.