The Russian president declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in the fire, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 pm Moscow time (it has at the same time as Greece) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
Putin said that he assumed that Ukraine would follow her example, but told the leader of the Russian General Staff, Valeri Gerasimov, to prepare the Russian troops to repel any violations of the truce from Kiev.
“The truce is imposed for humanitarian reasons and will be adhered to by the Russian army provided that it will be mutually adhered to by Ukraine.” The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
“Russia has recaptured 99.5% of the territories of Kursk occupied by Ukraine”
Russian military chief Valeri Gerasimov said on Saturday that Russian troops have recaptured more than 99% of the territories occupied by Ukraine in the Kursk area during the invasion of August.
“In the areas of Kursk where the Ukrainian armed forces have invaded, most of the territory has now been liberated. These are 1,260 square kilometers, 99.5%»said Gerasimov to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a television meeting, the French News Agency (AFP) broadcast.
Russian control in Crimea
At the same time, the Trump government is said to be ready to recognize Russian rule in Crimea as part of a proposal to end the war. The proposal also includes a ceasefire on the existing front lines.
This framework was notified to European and Ukrainian officials who met yesterday in Paris, and was also discussed in a telephone communication of US Foreign Minister Rubio with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
There are still individual data to be finalized, and the US is planning to work with Europe and Ukraine on it next week in London.
At the same time, the Trump government is also planning a new meeting between its envoy to the Middle East, Steve Whitkov, and Russian officials to secure Moscow’s consent to the US context.
The Russian forces occupied Crimea in 2014 and then attached it to an action that is considered illegal by the vast majority of the international community. This annex also announced the full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
