The Russian president Vladimir Putin announced earlier today Easter trucewith the Kremlin clarifying that the Russian side will “freeze” all hostilities starting from 18.00 Greek and until Sunday night to Monday, inviting Kiev to do the same. “Guided by humanitarian thoughts, the Russian side declares a truce for Easter today, from 18.00 (Moscow and Greek time) to midnight Sunday to Monday. I order to stop all hostilities during this period ‘, Putin said, at a meeting broadcast live on Russian television.

Kiev, however, argues that Russia is still performing an artillery attack on the east line of the front and accused Moscow for another lie.

Putin has also announced last -minute truce in early 2023. At that time, BBC correspondent James Waterhouse broadcast from the city of Bachmut at the forefront of the front, that the artillery fire did not stop and the Russian troops did not stop. The Russian forces would occupy Bahmut a little later.

So far Kiev has agreed with the wide US ceasefire proposal and has accused Moscow of delaying peace efforts. Ukrainian troops, however, will not suddenly lower their weapons, but the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski He is potentially in a difficult position, where, if Russia accuses him of violating the truce, a Moscow -friendly White House could take responsibility on him.

The total invasion of Russia to Ukraine She is in her 12th year, and the defendant troops do not expect good will to have goodwill, the BBC notes.

Putin will probably use this truce to convince the US that Russia wants to end war

This is not the unconditional overall ceasefire that the US initially pressured and Ukraine had agreed.

However, Putin ordered his troops not to open fire for a 30 -hour period.

Speaking to the Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valeri Gerasimov, Putin announced Easter truce in Ukraine. The Russian president claimed to be guided by humanitarian thoughts.

He said he was expecting Ukraine to follow Russia’s example, but warned that Russian troops should be ready to respond to any enemy violations and challenges.

Russia’s ceasefire, he added, will show how honest the Ukrainian leadership is for peace talks.

This announcement comes a day After US President Donald Trump warned That America will “leave” mediation for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine if it does not see progress soon.

Putin is likely to use this unilateral truce to convince the White House that Russia – which has launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago – is serious in terms of ending war. But critics of the Kremlin are cautious about whether such a brief cessation of hostilities – if indeed adheres – can lead to constant peace.

From a 30 -day truce to a 30 -hour truce – how did we get here?

It is noted that an agreement was recently reached between Ukraine and the US to cease a 30 -day fire, but Russia rejecting the terms of this ceasefire.

Following is a look at what this deal included.

On March 11, US and Ukrainian officials announced that a 30 -day proposal had been reached.

This truce agreement would go beyond Zelenski’s original proposals for a partial truce in the sky and at sea, with US President Donald Trump telling reporters that the plans concerned a “total ceasefire”.

This marked the re -heating of relations between countries after Zelenski’s intense quarrel with Trump, who led the US to interrupt the help of information and security to Ukraine.

Following successful talks in Saudi Arabia, the US presented the proposal in Russia, which refused to accept the conditions for the stoppage of battles.

However, Putin later supported Trump’s idea of ​​stopping Ukraine and Russia attacking each other for another 30 days.

Ukrainian troops were ordered not to open fire a few minutes after Putin announced a truce, a Ukrainian official said

A senior Ukrainian soldier told the BBC that his unit and others were ordered to stop hitting Russian positions a few minutes after the launch of the Easter truce announced by Putin.

According to the officer, the units were informed to record evidence of truce violations and to repay the fire if necessary.

The officer told the BBC that the announcement “surprised everyone” and that while most wanted the truce, there is still confusion in the front of the front on what this entails.

Russia is continuing its attacks, says the head of the Center for Complaints of misinformation

An Ukrainian official argued tonight that Russian forces were still opposing Ukrainian positions, despite the declaration of Easter truce by the Russian president.

“The Russians are trying to pretend to be ‘peacekeepers’ but have already denied the unconditional ceasefire on March 11 and are now conducting an information operation, talking about a truce but continue to shoot endlessly,” said Andriy Kouvranko, Chrysomoumis.

“All this is done to blame Ukraine,” added Kovalnko, whose center is part of the National Security and Defense Council.

Ukraine Air Force sounded an alarm for a Russian attack, a few hours after Putin’s “Easter truce”

The Ukrainian Air Force issued a warning of the “threat of ballistic weapons in areas where an air alarm has been declared”, according to the BBC, a few hours after Putin’s announcement.

This is the first air alarm After the launch of the Easter truce that the Russian president unilaterally announced.

Thirty hours of ceasefire appears as an unrealistic scenario

Half an hour before the Russian leader called the “30 -hour ceasefire”, explosions were heard by people carrying Easter pies and eggs in the Ukrainian capital.

As the BBC notes, they believe this possible, creepy sound more than any statements or promises of Putin, whose army has invaded Ukraine and continues to bomb its territories by order.

It is not yet clear if Zelensky really accepts this ceasefire.

It is also not clear whether it is unconditional and total ceasefire or not. It is not clear whether the Ukrainian side was informed in advance.

But within the first hour of this 30 -hour period, the state center to deal with misinformation informed that the Russian forces continue to shoot in all main directions.

When it comes to a longer period of time and a detailed plan for any truce, there are some ways of tracking and reporting. There is an understanding of what, where and who. But here now there is confusion for the Ukrainians at the moment. It is a 1,000 -kilometer -long front, where military operations are under way.

Thirty hours of ceasefire look unrealistic to achieve real progress. But it may be enough to persuade the US to stay in the peace talks, according to Zhanna Bezpiatchuk, a BBC correspondent. “When my mother asked me what Putin’s truce means, I had to give a honest answer. For the time being, it’s just a statement by Putin on the camera, “she said.

“Tonight we wait for rockets”: Kiev residents react to Putin’s truce

Citizens in Kyiv refuse to believe the Russian president.

Reacting to the news today, the resident of Kiev Tatiana Solovei said that Putin was unable to achieve “any kind of agreement”.

“He only knows the use of violence,” he said. “Tonight, in Ukraine and especially in Kyiv, we are waiting for rockets. There will be no ceasefire. “

34 -year -old lawyer Andrii Olefirenko agrees.

“They are a farce and they are stuck to rebuild themselves to start military operations again with new tension,” he said of Putin’s tactics.

Appeal for Easter Truce took place in 2022

In April 2022, about two months after the start of Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres appealed to an Easter truce in Ukraine.

“This year, the Holy Week is celebrated under the cloud of a war that represents the complete denial of the Easter message,” he said in a speech.

“The Easter four -day period should be a time to unite around the rescue of lives and promoting the dialogue of ending in Ukraine.”

Guterres had proposed a truce that would cover the period between Good Thursday and Easter Sunday, but eventually nothing happened.