Zelenskyy says Kyiv ready to adhere to ceasefire

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will adhere to the Easter truce and expressed readiness to extend it if there is a lull on the front.

"Ukraine will act in a mirror manner - as it will be on the Russian side." "If complete silence really does reign, Ukraine proposes to extend it after the Easter day on April 20 in the future," he wrote on his Telegram channel. per Caliber.Az.

"At 21:30 and 22:00, I expect detailed reports from Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky after his conversation with the commanders of brigades and other units on the front line on the situation in specific areas," Zelenskyy wrote.

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people - the vast majority of them soldiers - have been killed or injured on all sides.

The US has been directly talking to Russia as part of its efforts to end the war, but has struggled to make major progress.

Last month, Moscow rejected a proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire that had been agreed by the US and Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Washington would "take a pass" on brokering further talks on ending the war in Ukraine unless there was quick progress.

By Khagan Isayev