‘Silence for silence, strikes for strikes’: Zelenskyy says Ukraine will ‘mirror’ Russia as Putin announces Easter truce

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared it will “mirror” Russia’s actions, following the announcement of an Easter ceasefire by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskyy wrote on X, “If Russia is now suddenly ready to truly engage in a format of full and unconditional silence, Ukraine will act accordingly — mirroring Russia’s actions. Silence in response to silence, defensive strikes in response to attacks.”

He additionally proposed the truce could possibly be prolonged past the Easter day, ought to an entire ceasefire take maintain. This, the Ukrainian chief mentioned, would reveal Russia’s “true intentions.”
Zelenskyy defined, “30 hours is enough to make headlines, but not for genuine confidence-building measures. Thirty days could give peace a chance.”
He additionally known as out Moscow for not responding to his preliminary, corresponding proposal for a 30-day full and unconditional truce.
Moscow, Zelenskyy mentioned, “manipulates well,” and, subsequently, phrases coming from there are to not be trusted. For this, he pointed to what he described as Russia’s ongoing assault operations on a number of frontline sectors.
Putin’s ceasefire announcement comes at a time when the United States has warned it might “walk away” from its push to dealer a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, until there’s some progress quickly.
Air raid sirens in Kyiv
Meanwhile, air-raid sirens sounded in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Saturday night, regardless of the beginning of the Easter truce.
An air-raid alert message informed Kyiv residents to proceed to shelters and sirens have been heard shortly earlier than 10:00 pm (1900 GMT) as the air drive warned of a “missile threat” within the surrounding Kyiv area, information company AFP reported.