New Delhi, April 19 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (April 19) announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting this evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday.

"Today from 1800 (1500 GMT) to midnight Sunday (2100 GMT Sunday), the Russian side announces an Easter truce," Putin said in televised comments, while speaking to Russian chief of staff Valery Gerasimov.

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