Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter on Saturday (Apr 19), but Kyiv said Russian forces continued artillery fire and called instead for an extended true halt to hostilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had rejected just such a proposal brokered by US President Donald Trump last month and could not be trusted. Putin's unilateral move, to extend over 30 hours, followed Washington's announcement that it could abandon
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