Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his announcement yesterday. "For this period, I order all military actions to cease. 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. "We know that the Kyiv regime has violated the agreement on non-strikes on energy infrastructure more than 100 times.”

He adds: “Our decision on the Easter truce will show how sincere is the readiness of the Kyiv regime and its desire, and indeed its ability, to comply with the agreements and participate in the process of peace negotiations aimed at eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.” (BBC)