Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter yesterday, but Kyiv said attacks continued, Putin couldn’t be trusted and Moscow should instead accept a 30-day truce Kyiv had agreed to last month.Putin’s unilateral move followed Washington’s announcement that it could abandon peace talks within days unless Moscow and Kyiv showed they were serious about negotiating.Putin ordered fighting to stop as of 6pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) yeste