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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Putin announces truce with Ukraine during Orthodox Easter celebrations

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said, after Kyiv also proposed a pause in hostilities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that he had passed a holiday truce proposal via the United States, even as talks to end the four-year war stalled amid shifting global focus to the Middle East.

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