Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour cease-fire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter period, ordering troops to halt operations from Saturday evening through Sunday.
Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting on 4 p.m. Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday.
Putin’s move follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal earlier this week to observe a pause in attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter.
He said he made the offer through the United States, which has been mediating talks between delegations from Moscow and Kyiv as the conflict stretches into a fifth year.
