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Kremlin: Easter ceasefire will not be extended

20 April

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not issued an order to extend the Easter ceasefire wth Ukraine. Putin previously announced that the ceasefire will last from 6 pm local time on Friday until midnight on April 21.

However, both Russia and Ukraine accused the other side of violating the truce, which seemingly only extended to air strikes, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that "at least there were no air raid sirens."

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