Just in: Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a peaceful Easter truce towards Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, the Ukrainian president calls it a deception ploy by Putin to play with human lives, as Russian drones are witnessed to be flying around the city. Putin said, “Guided by humanitarian considerations, today, from 6:00 PM to midnight, from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce. I order all military actions to cease for this period. We assume the Ukrainian side will follow our example.”
In a statement, Zelensky replied, “Drones in our sky truly expose Putin’s attitude towards Easter and Human lives.”
The DW News reporters stated that drones have been in the sky over Kiev before Putin’s announcements, but have not been seen since 6:00 PM, but it is quite skeptical if this will last till midnight. Putin certainly is trying to make a gesture towards the Trump administration, which threatened to abandon peace talks with both countries should there be no progress in the situation. Putin does not want to be forced into abiding by Trump’s demand for peace, but would like to have his terms fulfilled. The demands of Russia have been piling up. Very little has changed from Putin’s stance in 2022. A similar kind of effort was made during Christmas of 2023. The Ukrainian psyche is yet to recover from it.
