Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine conflict amid Trump’s warning


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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (April 19) announced a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, just as US President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Moscow over rising tensions in the conflict. Putin instructed his forces to halt hostilities starting from 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) until midnight on Sunday. The announcement came during a televised address in which Putin spoke directly to Russia’s chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, outlining the terms of the pause. "An Easter truce" "Today from 1800 (1500 GMT) to midnight Sunday (2100 GMT Sunday), the Russian side announces an Easter truce," Putin...