A fresh proposal aims to pause fighting around Easter, while both capitals signal different timelines and intentions, leaving diplomats watching for concrete steps.<\/p>\n
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that Ukraine is ready for the possible continuation of the ceasefire after Easter, and this has already been communicated to the Russian side through the appropriate channels.<\/p>\n
According to the president, Ukraine has previously proposed various formats of a ceasefire, and Easter should be a time of safety. He stressed that a ceasefire on Easter could be the first step toward real peace \u2013 and we have a corresponding proposal on our side.<\/p>\n
Ukraine has repeatedly proposed to Russia various formats of ceasing fire, and we believe that Easter should be a time of quiet and security. A ceasefire on Easter could also be the starting point for real progress toward peace \u2013 and we have a proposal on our side<\/p>\n
\u2013 Volodymyr Zelensky<\/p>\n
At the same time, another position has emerged from the Russian side. The head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, announced approval for an \u201cEaster truce\u201d that will come into effect at 16:00 on April 11 and will last until the end of April 12. The Kremlin also noted that it expects mirrored actions from Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated that he agrees to the \u201cEaster truce,\u201d which will take effect from 16:00 on April 11 and will last until the end of April 12. The Kremlin says they expect mirrored actions from Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The Head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine emphasized that Zelensky\u2019s proposal has a chance to be realized, and a lasting ceasefire could open the path to real diplomacy and the end of the war.<\/p>\n
Outlook after Easter<\/p>\n
Analysts note that these steps could influence future negotiations. Ukraine emphasizes reciprocal adherence to the ceasefire and readiness to respond to any violations, while simultaneously awaiting a real commitment to peace from Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fresh proposal aims to pause fighting around Easter, while both capitals signal different timelines and intentions, leaving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3901,3861,3900,104,5,3902,3903,3904],"class_list":{"0":"post-5984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-russia","8":"tag-ceasefire-talks","9":"tag-easter-ceasefire","10":"tag-easter-ceasefire-zelensky-proposal-russia-truce-ukraine-diplomacy-ceasefire-talks","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-russia","13":"tag-russia-truce","14":"tag-ukraine-diplomacy","15":"tag-zelensky-proposal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}