Bangladesh, April 20 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary 30-hour Easter ceasefire in the ongoing war with Ukraine, slated to begin at 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 and last until midnight on April 21. The declaration, made during a meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov in Moscow, is being described by the Kremlin as a gesture of humanitarian goodwill. However, the ceasefires implementation was immediately marred by accusations of violations, deep skepticism from Kiev, and growing signs that international patience-especially from Washington-is running thin.

President Putin framed the ceasefire as an opportunity for reflection and potential progress toward peace, tying the initiative to the spir...