Easter festivities are muted in Kharkiv as Ukrainians expect fighting to flare up again after a weekend truce.

Kremlin proposes 32-hour ceasefire starting on Saturday afternoon – with Ukraine expected to agree to plan

"People need Easter without threats," Zelensky says

Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.

Dmitry Peskov emphasized the Easter truce not being linked to the resumption of negotiations

Vladimir Putin paints Easter pause in fighting as Russia’s idea, but Ukraine’s president made repeated offers. What we know on day 1,507

Mehrfach schlug die Ukraine eine Feuerpause über das orthodoxe Osterfest vor. Knapp eineinhalb Tage sollen die Waffen nun ruhen, heißt es aus Moskau. Bringt das ein Kriegsende…

Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik noted that Vladimir Zelensky is interested in a longer ceasefire in order to try to change the balance of power on the battlefield

Russia and Ukraine have both said they will halt fighting for 32 hours during the Orthodox Easter weekend, a rare truce in the four-year-old war.

Per 32 ore non si morirà in Ucraina perché comincerà il cessate il fuoco per la Pasqua ortodossa: Zelensky chiede a Putin di prolungare la tregua

The Kremlin earlier announced President Vladimir Putin’s order for the Easter truce from 4 p.m. Moscow time on April 11 until the end of April 12

Vladimir Zelensky, after Putin’s announcement of an Easter truce, said Ukraine is ready to reciprocate the move

Peace between Russia and Ukraine "could be established today," if only Vladimir Zelensky made a decision to take the responsibility it requires, Dmitry Peskov noted

Kremlin orders temporary truce from Saturday afternoon until Sunday, a 32-hour period during which Russia would stop fighting ‘in all directions’.

Seit Samstagnachmittag gilt im russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine eine Waffenruhe zum orthodoxen Osterfest. Beide Seiten beklagen Verstöße, die meisten aber führt Kiew auf.

The truce will be in effect from 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (1:00 p.m. GMT) on April 11 until the end of April 12

It will be in effect until the end of the day on April 12

Kyiv says it will reciprocate the Kremlin-ordered truce from Saturday afternoon until the end of Sunday.

Warring sides exchange 175 prisoners as Ukraine accuses Russia of 469 ceasefire violations, and Moscow blames Kyiv for gas station attack.

Die von Kremlchef Putin angeordnete Waffenruhe zum orthodoxen Osterfest ist erwartungsgemäß brüchig. Aber zumindest sind Hunderte Kriegsgefangene wieder in Freiheit. Wie geht es…

Easter festivities are muted in Kharkiv as Ukrainians expect fighting to flare up again after a weekend truce.