Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to stop all fighting “from 6:00 p.m. on April 19 until 12:00 a.m. on April 21,” according to the Kremlin’s press service.
Putin announced the temporary ceasefire during a meeting with Russian Army General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov on Saturday.
“We’re assuming that the Ukrainian side will follow our example,” Putin said, adding that Russian forces “must be prepared to repel any possible violations of the ceasefire and provocations from the enemy side.”
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