Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday https://reut.rs/3Gjpfew | Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the outline of draft peace proposals discussed by the US and Ukraine could become the basis for future agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine, but if not, Russia would fight on https://reut.rs/485RPeX | Reuters

President Vladimir Putin said Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by diplomatic or military means, and would seek to expand a ‘security buffer zone’ there https://reut.rs/4pF7Yhz | Reuters