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Russia rejects Ukraine’s Easter truce proposal as a 'PR stunt'

Dismissing the offer as "yet another PR stunt," Russia on Wednesday firmly rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's proposal for an Easter truce.

Reuters WORLD
Published April 01,2026 06:18 PM
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Russia on Wednesday rejected a Ukrainian proposal for an ⁠Easter truce ⁠as "yet another PR stunt" by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Russian Foreign ⁠Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters that Zelenskiy's aim was "to replenish losses, regroup and prepare the Ukrainian armed forces for continued ⁠combat".

Zelensky ⁠said on Tuesday he would ask U.S. mediators to convey to Russia Kyiv's offer of an Easter ceasefire ⁠for strikes on energy infrastructure, after the Kremlin said it lacked any detailed proposals.

"If they attack us, ⁠we ‌will ‌respond. If they ⁠agree ‌to stop the attacks on our ⁠energy infrastructure, ⁠we will reciprocate," he ⁠said.