President Putin’s Easter truce ended with explosions this morning as missiles hit a port city in the south of the country, signalling the start of a potentially crucial week for floundering peace talk efforts.
“With the end of the ceasefire, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to conduct the special military operation,” the Russian defence ministry said after Putin’s 30-hour truce expired at midnight.
Putin’s truce was widely seen by analysts as an attempt to convince President Trump that Moscow remains serious about a lasting peace, despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary.
