❗️Putin ordered to STOP 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 - Putin

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❗️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, said.

The enemy has concentrated significant forces in small areas in the Kursk region, Gerasimov emphasized.

Attempts by Ukrainian troops to enter the Belgorod region have been prevented, the general added.

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❗️Work on final liberation of the Kursk region continues, General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said.

The areas where Ukrainian troops tried to enter in Belgorod region are isolated, the enemy is being destroyed, Gerasimov added.

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❗️The course of the truce will show Ukraine's willingness and ability to resolve the issue peacefully - Putin

Russia welcomes the desire of the United States and President Trump for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, the Russian President said.

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❗️Ukraine violated moratorium on strikes on energy facilities MORE THAN 100 TIMES, Vladimir Putin said.

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💬 Russian troops are moving forward — Putin

The President warned that Russian troops should be ready to respond immediately to the actions of Ukraine during the truce.

Putin also congratulated Orthodox servicemen on Easter.

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❗️The ceasefire is being introduced for humanitarian purposes and will be observed by the Russian battlegroups, provided that Ukraine mutually follows it — Russian Defense Ministry.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran and the United States agreed in Rome on the principles and goals of a future agreement on the nuclear deal, with technical group talks scheduled to be held in Oman, Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi said.

According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, a new round of talks is scheduled for April 26.

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❗️Russia has retrieved 246 soldiers from Ukrainian captivity in exchange for 246 Ukrainian POWs — Russian Defense Ministry

As a gesture of goodwill, 31 wounded POWs being held in Russia have been handed over to Ukraine in exchange for 15 wounded Russian soldiers in need of urgent assistance.

The UAE provided humanitarian mediation efforts during the return of Russian soldiers from Ukrainian captivity.

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🇬🇧🪖 ‘UK deployed about 40 soldiers to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assassinate me’ – Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska president

In a “mafia-style” assassination plot, the UK planned to “accidentally” kill Dodik during an arrest attempt, he told the Serbian outlet Vecernje novosti, citing EU politicians, including three presidents and one prime minister. Dodik recalled that Brussels officials urged him to “step down” as a politician, but he refused.

“Man is a problem, if there is no man, there is no problem. They have not given up [the assassination attempts], but they are silent," Dodik said.

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🔎 After Putin’s EASTER TRUCE announcement, the ball is in Ukraine’s court

President Vladimir Putin’s Easter truce clearly demonstrates Russia’s DESIRE TO END THE UKRAINE CRISIS, Michael Maloof, a former senior security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, tells Sputnik.

“I think Mr. Trump also wants to move ahead. This enhances Trump’s desire to renew the diplomatic relationship between Russia and the US and finally recognize Russia as an equal strategic partner,” Maloof says.

Now, all eyes are on Volodymyr Zelensky’s response. Previously, Zelensky has shown he cannot uphold agreements, particularly the ceasefire on energy facilities, Maloof notes.

“That’s going to be telling. It will signal to Trump whether he can really deal with Zelensky or not,” the pundit concludes.

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📹 WATCH FULL: Vladimir Putin's meeting with Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov

Putin orders all military actions TO BE HALTED during Easter ceasefire. The course of the truce will show if Ukraine is ready to peacefully resolve the issue.

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🗣 Russia should be aware of potential Ukrainian attacks amid truce – expert

“They [Ukraine] have never gone along with anything else so I don't have high hopes," Earl Rasmussen, a retired lieutenant colonel with over 20 years in the US Army and an international consultant, tells Sputnik. He adds that Zelensky should realize that the truce is “for his soldiers and his people”, yet Rasmussen is “concerned” about the intentions of the Kiev regime.

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🇹🇷🗣 Vladimir Putin's initiative for an Easter truce is strategically expedient and demonstrates a prudent approach, Halil Korkmaz, deputy chairman of Turkiye's ruling party, told Sputnik.

According to him, this initiative creates an opportunity for peace.

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