Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire during Orthodox Easter
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said he ordered Russian troops to cease fire "in all directions" this weekend.
TL;DR
- Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter.
- The ceasefire is set to begin Saturday afternoon and last through the Easter week.
- President Putin ordered Russian forces to cease fire "in all directions."
- President Zelenskyy stated Ukraine is ready for reciprocal steps towards peace.
- Ukraine is skeptical about the ceasefire's duration due to past Russian violations.
- The ceasefire could provide relief to soldiers on the front lines and civilians facing daily air raid sirens and attacks.
- Ukraine has recently increased drone attacks on Russian energy targets.
- Kyiv seeks a complete and stable ceasefire as a first step towards negotiations to end the Russian invasion.
- Moscow insists on a peace agreement first, which Kyiv views as a lack of serious consideration for ending hostilities.