Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire in Ukraine beginning on Saturday night

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire in Ukraine beginning on Saturday night

The ceasefire is expected to begin on 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday and end 12 a.m. on the Monday following Easter Sunday, the Kremlin said.

“We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations from the enemy, any of its aggressive actions,” Putin said, according to NBC News.