Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire for Orthodox Easter

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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a two-day ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, after both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a truce during the holiday.

The Kremlin announced that the ceasefire will be effective from April 11, 4:00 pm Moscow time, until the end of the day on April 12.

Russian troops have been instructed to cease combat activity on all fronts during this period and be prepared "to counter any provocation or other aggressive actions by the enemy," a statement from the Kremlin read.

"People need an Easter without threats and real progress toward peace, and Russia has a chance not to return to strikes even after Easter," Zelenskyy posted on X.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president called for the U.S. to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil as crude prices eased following the Iran ceasefire.

Zelenskyy said the U.S. rolled back the sanctions to stabilize the global oil market, adding that now, "there are effectively no grounds left to ease sanctions pressure."

"In my view, Russia played the Americans again – played the President of the United States," he later told _Rai Radio 1 _in an interview. "The Russians lied about the role their oil supplies played in keeping oil markets stable. If the U.S. reimposes sanctions, that would be fair."

The U.S. 30-day waiver for sales of sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently ‌stranded ⁠at sea will expire on April 11.

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