Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire with Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter holiday, following an earlier offer from Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for a pause in hostilities. Putin’s decree orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire from four pm Saturday (nine am ET) until the end of Sunday. The Kremlin statement announcing the ceasefire said Russian forces were ordered “to halt combat operations on all fronts during this period. Ukraine’s President Zelensky had previously said he had forwarded the offer of an Easter ceasefire to Russia via US negotiators. Putin declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, which both sides accused the other of breaking.

Source: Egypt Independent April 11, 2026 15:08 UTC