Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that fighting in Ukraine has resumed after the Easter ceasefire. This is as he stated that Moscow was open to any peace initiatives and expected similar attitude from Kyiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended an Easter service in Moscow on April 20, just hours after the Kremlin declared a temporary ceasefire on the Easter weekend, ordering a halt to all military action from 6 p.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called an “Easter truce” in the war on Ukraine, claiming Moscow would stop “all military operations” until Monday — but Russians continued firing shells at Ukrainians on the front lines as Kyiv proposed extending the cease-fire to 30 days.