“There are reasons to be skeptical, because after the entry into force of the ceasefire, Kiev’s oblast was being bombarded by the Russians.”

Helena Ferro Gouveia and Tiago André Lopes evaluate the truce declared by Putin for the war in Ukraine during this Easter.

“Putin might want to convey some idea of ​​mercy in a period that is important to Russian orthodox,” says Ferro Gouveia, remembering the importance of the Orthodox Church to Moscow.

Moreover, he admits, in the face of the lack of patience that has been manifested by the Trump administration, “there may be an attempt to signal a kind of goodwill to the Americans.”

Tiago André Lopes also wins the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church. “There is a third dimension: Putin’s idea while strategic, almost an old diplomatic fox. Putin is waiting for Zelensky to reject this ceasefire and then do what he likes, victimizing themselves before the Americans.”