Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a stop to all military operations for the period of the Easter truce.
Russian troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations by the enemy.
The Easter truce will start today from 6 p.m. Moscow time (1 p.m. GMT) - Putin Easter truce will last until 12 a.m. from Sunday to Monday.
Russia assumes that the Ukrainian side will follow its example and stop the fighting, the Russian president added.
General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, stated that:
- All six Russian groups are conducting an offensive in 11 directions.
- The North group is working to liberate areas of the Kursk region, the main part has been liberated.
- The clearing of Ukrainian troops from the territory in the Gornal and Oleshnya areas of the Kursk region continues, General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
- The enemy has concentrated significant forces in small areas in the Kursk region.
- Attempts by Ukrainian troops to enter the Belgorod region have been prevented.
This comes after Trump said the US will “take a pass” on brokering further Russia-Ukraine talks if either makes it “very difficult” to reach a peace deal.
Speaking on Friday, the US president told reporters that while he was not expecting a deal to happen in "a specific number of days", he wanted it done "quickly".
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned they would walk away if there were no signs of progress within days.
Since the US proposed an initial 30-day ceasefire, Moscow has placed a number of conditions on it happening.
Last month, Ukraine said it would accept the US-brokered deal, with Rubio telling reporters the “ball is now in their [Russia’s] court."
