The ceremony took place at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and was led by Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a staunch supporter of both Putin and the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise 30-hour Easter ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, citing humanitarian reasons. However, Ukraine reported ongoing missile and drone attacks, ...

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Kyiv residents expressed little faith in the ceasefire, saying similar past moves by Putin had had little effect.

Ukraine says it will reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow, but has voiced skepticism after Russian President Vladimir ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary truce in Ukraine, according to Russian media reports. This comes ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared an "Easter truce" in the war in Ukraine on Saturday, saying that the Russian side ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reported that Russian troops are still firing at Ukraine despite the Kremlin having agreed to a ceasefire for Easter.

On the battlefield, Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that its forces pushed Ukrainian troops from the village of Oleshnya, one of their last remaining footholds in Russia’s Kursk region, ...