Kyiv, Ukraine, April 10, 2026 (AFP) - Russia and Ukraine set for Easter truce: here's what we know

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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire over Orthodox Easter -- a temporary truce that the Kremlin says will begin on Saturday afternoon and end on Sunday night. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire late Thursday, more than a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first called for a truce over Easter. The announcement comes amid a lull in US-led diplomatic efforts to end the four-year war. Here's what we know ab......

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