Ukraine: Russia’s Putin declares Easter ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter holiday, the Kremlin said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called for an Easter ceasefire earlier this week. Putin had declared a similar ceasefire last Easter, but each sides accused the other of violations.
Orthodox Christians are due to mark Easter on April 12.
What did the Kremlin say about the Easter ceasefire?
“A ceasefire is declared from 16:00 (1300 GMT) on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, 2026” by Putin, “in connection with the approaching Orthodox feast of Easter,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
The general staff has “been instructed to cease combat operations in all directions for this period,” the Kremlin said, adding that troops were ready to “counter any possible provocations by the enemy.”
Kyiv has yet to comment on the ceasefire announcement.
Moscow has consistently rejected longer ceasefire proposals from Ukraine or Washington, instead calling for a permanent end to the full-scale war in Ukraine that Moscow started in February 2022.
Efforts to end the war, well into its fifth year, have thus far been unsuccessful, as Russia seeks territorial and political concessions that Zelenskyy has ruled out.
The US under Trump has made efforts to mediate, but its attention in recent months has shifted to its own war on Iran.
Edited by: Sean Sinico
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter holiday, the Kremlin said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called for an Easter ceasefire earlier this week. Putin had declared a similar ceasefire last Easter, but each sides accused the other of violations.
Orthodox Christians are due to mark Easter on April 12.
What did the Kremlin say about the Easter ceasefire?
“A ceasefire is declared from 16:00 (1300 GMT) on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, 2026” by Putin, “in connection with the approaching Orthodox feast of Easter,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
The general staff has “been instructed to cease combat operations in all directions for this period,” the Kremlin said, adding that troops were ready to “counter any possible provocations by the enemy.”
Kyiv has yet to comment on the ceasefire announcement.
Moscow has consistently rejected longer ceasefire proposals from Ukraine or Washington, instead calling for a permanent end to the full-scale war in Ukraine that Moscow started in February 2022.
Efforts to end the war, well into its fifth year, have thus far been unsuccessful, as Russia seeks territorial and political concessions that Zelenskyy has ruled out.
The US under Trump has made efforts to mediate, but its attention in recent months has shifted to its own war on Iran.
Edited by: Sean Sinico
![Live Updates: Trump threatens Iran as dispute over Israel’s war in Lebanon casts doubt on ceasefire
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told CBS News partner network BBC that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon Wednesday were “a grave violation” of the ceasefire agreement, adding that the U.S. must choose “between war and ceasefire – you cannot have it both at the same time.”“You cannot ask for a ceasefire and then accept terms and conditions, accept areas the ceasefire is applied to, and name Lebanon, exactly Lebanon in that, and then your ally just start a massacre,” Khatibzadeh said. When asked if Iran would tell Hezbollah, its proxy group in Lebanon, to stop firing rockets into Israel, Khatibzadeh said “it is quite clear that Hezbollah is [a] pure Lebanese freedom movement.”He did not deny that Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers help train and arm Hezbollah fighters, but said “it is not true that they are acting on behalf of us.” He said the agreement between the U.S. and Iran applied to each country and its allies.Despite Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, Khatibzadeh said Iran remained “very much focused on getting [an agreement] done.”On the Strait of Hormuz, Khatibzadeh said: “Definitely, we are going to provide security for safe passage and it is going to happen after the United States actually withdraws this aggression.”He said Iran would determine a “protocol which is going to run from now on on safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz” with Oman “and, of course, with [the] international community.” “I think that we have shown to everybody that energy security is important for Iran, it’s important for this body of water in the Persian Gulf, and we are going to abide by the international norms and international law … If safe passage mean[s] that a new protocol that ensure[s] forever that this body of water will be peaceful, then that’s okay” but that safety should be two-sided, Khatibzadeh said.The diplomat said Iran had “many doubts” about the prospects for a final peace agreement with the U.S., suggesting Tehran believed Washington could just be exhausting diplomatic channels but planning to revert to military force, or “dictating and not compromising.”
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Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told CBS News partner network BBC that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon Wednesday were “a grave violation” of the ceasefire agreement, adding that the U.S. must choose “between war and ceasefire – you cannot have it both at the same time.”“You cannot ask for a ceasefire and then accept terms and conditions, accept areas the ceasefire is applied to, and name Lebanon, exactly Lebanon in that, and then your ally just start a massacre,” Khatibzadeh said. When asked if Iran would tell Hezbollah, its proxy group in Lebanon, to stop firing rockets into Israel, Khatibzadeh said “it is quite clear that Hezbollah is [a] pure Lebanese freedom movement.”He did not deny that Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers help train and arm Hezbollah fighters, but said “it is not true that they are acting on behalf of us.” He said the agreement between the U.S. and Iran applied to each country and its allies.Despite Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, Khatibzadeh said Iran remained “very much focused on getting [an agreement] done.”On the Strait of Hormuz, Khatibzadeh said: “Definitely, we are going to provide security for safe passage and it is going to happen after the United States actually withdraws this aggression.”He said Iran would determine a “protocol which is going to run from now on on safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz” with Oman “and, of course, with [the] international community.” “I think that we have shown to everybody that energy security is important for Iran, it’s important for this body of water in the Persian Gulf, and we are going to abide by the international norms and international law … If safe passage mean[s] that a new protocol that ensure[s] forever that this body of water will be peaceful, then that’s okay” but that safety should be two-sided, Khatibzadeh said.The diplomat said Iran had “many doubts” about the prospects for a final peace agreement with the U.S., suggesting Tehran believed Washington could just be exhausting diplomatic channels but planning to revert to military force, or “dictating and not compromising.”
#Live #Updates #Trump #threatens #Iran #dispute #Israels #war #Lebanon #casts #doubt #ceasefireWar, Iran, Israel, Ceasefire, Donald Trump, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Oil and Gas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Strait of Hormuz")
![Nato ‘wasn’t there’ over Iran, Trump says after tense meeting with Rutte – Europe liveKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTrump’s strong views on Nato and Greenland understandably carry extra weight in Denmark, where political parties are still locked in talks to form a new government after last month’s election.The question of Greenland’s future is not going anywhere anytime soon, and our Nordic correspondent Miranda Bryant spoke recently to a Greenlandic pro-independence politician elected to the new Danish parliament.Qarsoq Høegh-Dam is the first member of the pro-independence Naleraq to be elected to the Danish parliament. Photograph: Sebastian Elias Uth/ReutersQarsoq Høegh-Dam is clear that if all goes to plan, the largely autonomous Arctic territory will be the sole responsibility of the parliament in Nuuk, the island’s capital. And there will no longer be any need for two seats representing Greenland in Copenhagen, its former colonial ruler.Read Miranda’s piece here:ShareMorning opening: Trump lashes out against Nato after Rutte says president is ‘clearly disappointed’ with alliesJakub KrupaThe US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed out against Nato after a tense and lengthy meeting with the alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, who admitted Trump was “clearly disappointed” with allies over their refusal to get involved in Iran.Nato secrertary general Mark Rutte arrives at the White House for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty ImagesIn another angry ALL CAPS post on social media overnight, Trump said:
“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!”
In reality, though, the only time Nato has ever triggered its collective defence clause in Article 5 was after 9/11 in the US, and the allies, in fact, were very much there when the US needed them.It’s quite telling that despite repeatedly being told off for this very narrative by several European leaders, Trump keeps doubling down on this (factually incorrect) claim.From Rutte’s comments to CNN last night, it’s clear that the meeting was very tense as he pointedly did not deny that Trump threatened to pull out of the alliance, as also suggested by the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt.Ever a diplomat – although his critics often say he is positioning himself too close to Trump with his over-the-top praise for his impact on the alliance – Rutte said that the president was “clearly disappointed” and made that clear in a “very frank, very open” discussion between “two good friends”.“He clearly told me what he thought of what happened over the last couple of weeks,” he said.“But at the same time, I was also able to point him to the fact that the large majority of European nations has been helpful with basing, with logistics, with overflights, with making sure that they live up to the[ir] commitments,” he said.The Wall Street Journal reported (£) overnight that “the White House is considering a plan to punish some members of the Nato alliance that President Trump thinks were unhelpful to the US and Israel during the Iran war.”Rutte in effect declined to comment on this report, saying instead that “not all European nations lived up to those commitments, and I totally understand that he is disappointed” and repeatedly praising Trump’s broader leadership (going even as far as claiming that the world is safer now than before the Iran war.)But he still insisted it was a “nuanced” picture and “a large majority of European countries, and that’s what we discussed today, have done what they promised” they would.It remains to be seen if he actually convinced Trump at all. We will hear from Rutte again later today as he is due to deliver a speech in Washington late afternoon.Elsewhere, I will bring you the latest updates from Hungary, just days before a key parliamentary vote on Sunday. As the US vice-president, JD Vance, left the country after his repeated endorsement of Viktor Orbán which is obviously very much not interfering with the election, not at all, the attention turns back to domestic campaign.It’s Thursday, 9 April 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.Share#Nato #wasnt #Iran #Trump #tense #meeting #Rutte #Europe #live](https://wp.fifu.app/wolfnewss.com/aHR0cHM6Ly9pLmd1aW0uY28udWsvaW1nL21lZGlhLzE3MjNjNmMyZmJjMmZlMDBkNDNjM2Q0YTI4N2NlZTE3ZGM0YzlkYTcvMjY0XzBfMjE4OF8xNzUwL21hc3Rlci8yMTg4LmpwZz93aWR0aD0xMjAwJmhlaWdodD02MzAmcXVhbGl0eT04NSZhdXRvPWZvcm1hdCZmaXQ9Y3JvcCZwcmVjcm9wPTQwOjIxLG9mZnNldC14NTAsb2Zmc2V0LXkwJm92ZXJsYXktYWxpZ249Ym90dG9tJTJDbGVmdCZvdmVybGF5LXdpZHRoPTEwMHAmb3ZlcmxheS1iYXNlNjQ9TDJsdFp5OXpkR0YwYVdNdmIzWmxjbXhoZVhNdmRHY3RiR2wyWlM1d2JtYyZlbmFibGU9dXBzY2FsZSZzPWJhN2YzMzVjZDIxNGIxZTRlZWQ2NjAwYzdhNDc5NzM4/d83f165e1319/nato-wasnt-there-over-iran-trump-says-after-tense-meeting-with-rutte-europe-livekey-eventsshow-key-events-onlyplease-turn-on-javascript-to-use-this-featuretrump.webp?w=0&h=0&c=0&p=124981 "Nato ‘wasn’t there’ over Iran, Trump says after tense meeting with Rutte – Europe liveKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTrump’s strong views on Nato and Greenland understandably carry extra weight in Denmark, where political parties are still locked in talks to form a new government after last month’s election.The question of Greenland’s future is not going anywhere anytime soon, and our Nordic correspondent Miranda Bryant spoke recently to a Greenlandic pro-independence politician elected to the new Danish parliament.Qarsoq Høegh-Dam is the first member of the pro-independence Naleraq to be elected to the Danish parliament. Photograph: Sebastian Elias Uth/ReutersQarsoq Høegh-Dam is clear that if all goes to plan, the largely autonomous Arctic territory will be the sole responsibility of the parliament in Nuuk, the island’s capital. And there will no longer be any need for two seats representing Greenland in Copenhagen, its former colonial ruler.Read Miranda’s piece here:ShareMorning opening: Trump lashes out against Nato after Rutte says president is ‘clearly disappointed’ with alliesJakub KrupaThe US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed out against Nato after a tense and lengthy meeting with the alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, who admitted Trump was “clearly disappointed” with allies over their refusal to get involved in Iran.Nato secrertary general Mark Rutte arrives at the White House for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty ImagesIn another angry ALL CAPS post on social media overnight, Trump said:
“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!”
In reality, though, the only time Nato has ever triggered its collective defence clause in Article 5 was after 9/11 in the US, and the allies, in fact, were very much there when the US needed them.It’s quite telling that despite repeatedly being told off for this very narrative by several European leaders, Trump keeps doubling down on this (factually incorrect) claim.From Rutte’s comments to CNN last night, it’s clear that the meeting was very tense as he pointedly did not deny that Trump threatened to pull out of the alliance, as also suggested by the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt.Ever a diplomat – although his critics often say he is positioning himself too close to Trump with his over-the-top praise for his impact on the alliance – Rutte said that the president was “clearly disappointed” and made that clear in a “very frank, very open” discussion between “two good friends”.“He clearly told me what he thought of what happened over the last couple of weeks,” he said.“But at the same time, I was also able to point him to the fact that the large majority of European nations has been helpful with basing, with logistics, with overflights, with making sure that they live up to the[ir] commitments,” he said.The Wall Street Journal reported (£) overnight that “the White House is considering a plan to punish some members of the Nato alliance that President Trump thinks were unhelpful to the US and Israel during the Iran war.”Rutte in effect declined to comment on this report, saying instead that “not all European nations lived up to those commitments, and I totally understand that he is disappointed” and repeatedly praising Trump’s broader leadership (going even as far as claiming that the world is safer now than before the Iran war.)But he still insisted it was a “nuanced” picture and “a large majority of European countries, and that’s what we discussed today, have done what they promised” they would.It remains to be seen if he actually convinced Trump at all. We will hear from Rutte again later today as he is due to deliver a speech in Washington late afternoon.Elsewhere, I will bring you the latest updates from Hungary, just days before a key parliamentary vote on Sunday. As the US vice-president, JD Vance, left the country after his repeated endorsement of Viktor Orbán which is obviously very much not interfering with the election, not at all, the attention turns back to domestic campaign.It’s Thursday, 9 April 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.Share#Nato #wasnt #Iran #Trump #tense #meeting #Rutte #Europe #live")
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