Ammon News - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered his forces to "stop all military activity" in Ukraine, as he declared an "Easter truce" until the end of Sunday.

He said the 30-hour truce would last until 22:00 BST on Sunday (00:00 Moscow time), adding that Russian forces should be prepared to respond to "any possible violations".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would adhere to the truce.

But he accused Moscow of "trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire" even as "in some places it does not abandon individual attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine".

"If Russia is now suddenly ready to truly engage in a format of full and unconditional silence, Ukraine will act accordingly - mirroring Russia's actions," he said late on Saturday.

"Our actions are and will be symmetrical. The proposal for a full and unconditional 30-day silence remains on the table — the answer to it must come from Moscow," he wrote on X.

Zelensky said Ukraine would be ready to extend a truce beyond 20 April, seemingly referring to an earlier proposal from the US for a 30-day ceasefire which Ukraine had already agreed to. BBC